2021成人高考专升本英语真题及答案解析

1、Phonetics

1.（）

Agrand

Bgravity

Cgratitude

Dgrateful

2.（）

Atheater

Bthreat

Cthread

Dtreasure

3.（）

Alaugh

BWeigh

Ctough

DRough

4.（）

Aguilt

Bbuild

Cguide

Dguitar

5.（）

Alamb

Bbombing

Ccomb

Dambition

2、Vocabulary and Structure

1.—Have you ever played bridge? —Yes. We_____ on weekends when I was in college.

Awould have played

Bshould have played

Cused to play

Dhad played

2.Would you please let me finish my words?Don't _____ in the middle of a sentence.

Aput me off

Bcut me off

Ckeep me off

Dget me off

3.A newspaper headline concerning new energy development ___his attention and he was much interested in making investment in it.

Agave

Bcaught

Cturned

Dpaid

4.Their experiment________，Tom and Mary set out to write the report on the results.

Adone

Bto be done

Cbeing done

Dwill be done

5.After the party，we had to tidy up the kitchen，which was a (n)_____mess.

Aexact

Bentire

Cdefinite

Dcomplete

6.In the first semester，I asked my teacher______.

Awhat courses should I take

Bwhat courses I should take

CI should take what courses

Dshould I take what courses

7. There are ______ fewer custom tailors and dressmakers in the U. S. than in European countries.

Aso

Bvery

Cfar

Dtoo

8.You mustn't go unless either your father or I _______with you.

Acome

Bcomes

Ccame

Dhas come

9.In our view，the root ______of the crime problem is poverty and unemployment.

Asolution

Breason

Ccause

Dfact

10.—I didn’t go to class last night because my car broke down. —You_______ mine. I wasn't using it.

Acould borrow

Bmay borrow

Ccould have borrowed

Dmay have borrowed

11.Nelson is a creative liar who is always making______ unusual excuses for not doing his work.

Aacross

Baway

Coff

Dup

12.They demanded that the government _______all political prisoners in the next two days.

Afree

Bfreed

Cwill free

Dwould free

13.Since you feel so strongly about this matter，you should make your views ___to other committee members.

Aknow

Bknowing

Cbeing known

Dknown

14._____I could say anything more，Holmes had rushed off towards the door.

ABefore

BAfter

CWhen

DAs

15.There aren't many wild pandas ______in the world today.

Alive

Bliving

Cto live

Dlived

3、Cloze

Scientists have been struggling to find out the reason behind blushing (脸红). Why would humans evolve(进化) a 21____ that puts us at a social disadvantage by 22____ us to reveal that we have cheated or lied? Charles Darwin pointed out that 23____ all people of all races blush，animals do not. When it came to explaining the reason，he was 24____ a loss. That has not stopped others from trying. One 25____ is that blushing started out as a way to show we obey authoritative members of the group. Later，as our social interactions became 26____ complex，it became involved with higher，self-conscious 27____ such as guilt，shame and embarrassment. This would seem to put individuals at a disadvantage，but blushing might actually make a person more 28____ or socially desirable. 29____ that women blush more than men，one university researcher suggests that blushing might have evolved as a way for women to 30____ their honesty to men so as to win their support in raising children. Some zoologists also think blushing could have emerged as a way to foster trust. " If you were to go hunting 31____ a stone-faced partner，you could never 32____ what he wants. “he says. Once blushing became 33____ with embarrassment，anyone who did not blush might have been at a disadvantage because we are 34____ likely to trust someone who appears never to feel 35____ about anything. Scientists have been struggling to find out the reason behind blushing (脸红). Why would humans evolve(进化) a 21____ that puts us at a social disadvantage by 22____ us to reveal that we have cheated or lied? Charles Darwin pointed out that 23____ all people of all races blush，animals do not. When it came to explaining the reason，he was 24____ a loss. That has not stopped others from trying. One 25____ is that blushing started out as a way to show we obey authoritative members of the group. Later，as our social interactions became 26____ complex，it became involved with higher，self-conscious 27____ such as guilt，shame and embarrassment. This would seem to put individuals at a disadvantage，but blushing might actually make a person more 28____ or socially desirable. 29____ that women blush more than men，one university researcher suggests that blushing might have evolved as a way for women to 30____ their honesty to men so as to win their support in raising children. Some zoologists also think blushing could have emerged as a way to foster trust. " If you were to go hunting 31____ a stone-faced partner，you could never 32____ what he wants. “he says. Once blushing became 33____ with embarrassment，anyone who did not blush might have been at a disadvantage because we are 34____ likely to trust someone who appears never to feel 35____ about anything.

1.（）

Aresponse

Breply

Creflection

Drecall

2.（）

Aforbidding

Bforcing

Cencouraging

DPreventing

3.（）

Awhen

Bwhile

Csince

Dbecause

4.（）

Aforbidding

Bforcing

Cencouraging

DPreventing

5.（）

Awhen

Bwhile

Csince

Dbecause

6.（）

Aapparently

Bcompletely

Cawkwardly

Dincreasingly

7.（）

Amoods

Bsenses

Cemotions

Dtempers

8.（）

Aprivileged

Bembarrassed

Cenergetic

Dattractive

9.（）

ANoting

BProviding

CAssuming

DHoping

10.（）

Aassure

Bapprove

Cconfirm

Ddemonstrate

11.（）

Afor

Bwith

Cby

Das

12.（）

Asay

Bspeak

Ctell

Dtalk

13.（）

Aunited

Brelated

Ccontacted

Dassociated

14.（）

AMore

Bthat

Cless

Dso

15.（）

Aashamed

Bdisappointed

CSatisfied

Dpleased

4、Reading Comprehension

Passage One

June came and the hay(干草) was almost ready for cutting. On Midsummer's Eve，which was a Saturday，Mr. Jones went into Willing ton and got so drunk at the Red Lion that he did not come back until midday on Sunday. His men had milked the cows in the early morning and then had gone out chatting without bothering to feed the animals. When Mr. Jones got back，he immediately went to sleep on the living-room sofa with the "News of the World" over his face. When evening came，the animals were still not fed. At last，they could stand no longer. One of the cows broke into the door of the storehouse with her horns and all the animals began to help themselves to the grains.

It was just then that Mr. Jones woke up. The next moment he and his four men were in the storehouse with whips in their hands，whipping in all directions. This was more than the hungry animals would bear.Together，though nothing of the kind had been planned beforehand，they jumped upon their masters. Mr. Jones and his men suddenly found themselves being struck with the horns and kicked from all sides. The situation was quite out of their control. They had never seen these animals act like this before. This sudden rebellion of the creatures，which they were used to beating and whipping just as they chose，frightened them. After only a moment or two，they gave up trying to defend themselves. A minute later all five of them were in full fright down the road with the animals running after them joyfully.

1.The four men did not feed the cows because_______.

Athey had not cut the hay yet

BMr. Jones wasn't at home

Cthey did not have time to feed them

Dthe cows had fed themselves

2.The cows broke into the storehouse because______.

Athey did not like their masters

BMr. Jones forgot to lock the door

Cthey were kept in the cow-house too long

Dthey were too hungry to wait for the feed

3.What did the five men finally do with the cows?

AThey chased and drove the cows away.

BThey continued beating the cows.

CThey gave up defense and ran away.

DThey gave ·in and fed the cows.

4.We can learn from the passage that______.

Athe cows often ran out to look for food

Bthe cows often had fights with their masters

CMr. Jones and his men often beat the cows

DMr. Jones and his men often forgot to feed the cows

Passage Two

It was sunrise on an August morning when the captain and his crew cast their nets some 50 miles south of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. As the net was pulled over，the contents poured out followed by excited cries of "Coins！Coins!" The fishermen quickly realized they had realized a fisherman's dream：sunken treasure！And not just any treasure，but early American silver dollars that had gone down 210 years earlier.

In 1784，at the end of the American Revolutionary War，a heavily armed ship was bound for the port of New Orleans. On board was a fortune in Spanish Silver Dollars. Hundreds of thousands of them were loaded for the trip to New Orleans，yet not a single one arrived. With no survivors from the ill-fated voyage，historians can only guess at what happened. Some say powerful storms took her down while others speculate it was treasure-hungry pirates(海盗). Whatever happened，the secret-along with a treasure valued near $100，000,000 in today' s dollars-was sent to a watery grave some 300 feet below the ocean's surface.

Spanish Silver Dollars were the favorite coins of colonial Americans. Widely used and accepted as payment in the thirteen colonies，the United States government gave them the status of official legal tender. Unfortunately，even though they were struck in large quantities，not many of them survive today. After the Civil War，the government withdrew them from circulation and they were melted down.

Due to the historic discovery of this treasure，Gov Mint . com is releasing these coins to the public for an amazingly low price. For a limited time，those authentic silver dollars are priced at $49 plus shipping and handling—a dramatic reduction from the market price of this coin anywhere else worldwide.

5.What surprised the fishermen on an August morning?

ATheir net contained a big strange-looking fish.

BThey found the treasure sunken 210 years ago.

CThey found some pieces of a sunken ship in the net.

DTheir net suddenly got caught by something deep in the water.

6.What happened to the ship heading for New Orleans in 1784?

ALoaded with too much cargo，it hit on the rocks.

BRobbed by pirates ，it lost $100,000,000's worth of goods.

CIt disappeared but nobody knew exactly what had happened.

DIt was caught in a terrible storm and went down into the ocean.

7.What do we know about "Spanish Silver Dollars"?

AToday one coin equals to 49 dollars in the world market.

BThey were widely used in America after the Civil War.

CIssued in small amounts，not many of them survive.

DThey were officially accepted in the 13 colonies.

8.In which section of a magazine would you probably find this article?

ASports.

BHousing.

CHistory.

DFashion.

Passage Three

The environment affects the way people interact. To examine this conclusion，two researchers "decorated" three rooms：One room was refurnished to look ugly. The second room was intended to look average. The third room was designed to be beautiful. Individuals were then asked to sit in one of the three rooms and rate several pictures of people's faces. The results indicated that the environment has a significant effect on the way people rated the faces. Subjects in the beautiful room gave the pictures higher rates than did subjects in the ugly room. In addition，subjects in the ugly room found the task more unpleasant and boring than did subjects in the beautiful room. Subjects assigned to the ugly room attempted to leave sooner than did subjects assigned to the beautiful room.

Color is one environmental factor that can affect your mood and even your ability to concentrate. One researcher concluded that the most pleasant colors，listed in order of preference，were blue，green，purple，red and yellow. The colors listed from most to least arousing were red，orange，yellow，violet，blue，and green.         Lighting also affects behavior. Elegant restaurants with dim lighting create a mood of intimacy（密切）that encourages conversation. The bright lights of an office or classroom，on the other hand，arouse and stimulate thinking.

Room decoration，color，lighting，and even music and temperature all influence communication with others；but there is no all-purpose environment. The ideal environment depends on the task that will be performed as well as on the needs and expectations of those present. The same environmental factors that encourage lively conversation and dancing at a New Year's Eve party cannot be expected to create a serene climate in which to study for final exams.

9.Paragraph 1 shows that subjects in the ugly room tend to be______.

Aless patient

Bless considerate

Cmore enthusiastic

Dmore confident

10.Which color is the most helpful for keeping a good mood?

AGreen.

BBlue.

COrange.

DRed.

11.Which color is the most helpful for keeping a good mood?

AGreen.

BBlue.

COrange.

DRed.

12.What effect can dim lights of an eating environment bring about?

AArousing active thinking.

BImproving work efficiency.

CCreating a tense atmosphere

DStimulating talks among people.

13. The underlined word "serene" in the last sentence is closest in meaning to______.

Aserious and grave

Bcalm and peaceful

Cpleasant and friendly

Dcold and indifferent

Passage Four

There is nothing more possible than a new hip or knee that can put the spring back in your step. Patients receiving joint implants(移植)often are able to resume many of the physical activities they love，even those as vigorous as tennis and hiking. No wonder，then，that joint replacement is growing in popularity.

In the United States in ，surgeons performed about 806，000 hip and knee implants (the joints most commonly replaced)，double the number performed a decade earlier. Though these procedures have become routine，they are not failure free.

Implants must sometimes be replaced，said Dr. Henrik Malchau ，an or thopaedic surgeon (矫形外科医生) at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. A study published in found that 7 percent of hips implanted in Medicare patients had to be replaced within seven and a half years.

The percentage may sound low，but the finding suggests that thousands of hip patients eventually require a second operation，said Dr. Malchau. Those patients must endure additional recoveries，often painful，and increased medical expenses.

The failure rate should be lower，many experts-agree. Sweden，for instance，has a failure rate estimated to be a third of that in the United States. Sweden also has a national joint replacement registry，a database of information from which surgeons can learn how and why certain procedures go wrong. A registry also helps surgeons learn quickly whether a specific type of implant is particularly problematic. "Every country that has developed a registry has been able to reduce failure rates Significantly," said Dr. Daniel Berry，chief of orthopaedic surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester，Minn.

A newly formed American Joint Replacement Registry will begin gathering data from hospitals in the next 12 to 18 months. It's good news for those who are considering replacing a knee or hip.

14.What is the problem with hip or knee replacements in the U. S. ?

AA lot of patients need a second operation.

BDoctors are not well trained to ensure successful operations.

CDemands for hip replacement exceed the number of surgeons.

DReplacement operation is becoming too expensive in U. S. hospitals.

15.Why does Sweden have a lower rate of hip implant failure?

ASweden has more advanced technology.

BSweden has a patient data collecting system.

CSweden has a much larger number of patients.

DSwedish doctors are more responsible and skilful.

16.Why does Sweden have a lower rate of hip implant failure?

ASweden has more advanced technology.

BSweden has a patient data collecting system.

CSweden has a much larger number of patients.

DSwedish doctors are more responsible and skilful.

17.The U. S. is trying to reduce joint replacement failure rate by_____..

Astrictly controlling the number of replacement operations

Basking hospitals to follow up each case for 12 -18 months

Csetting up a national joins replacement database

Dsending doctors to be trained in Sweden

18.People who need a new knee or hip would possibly feel_____. about data gathering in the U. S.

Aindifferent

Bassured

Cpuzzled

Dhopeful

Passage Five

The Saturday Evening Post "became symbolic of the reading fare of middle-class America". In 1897 Curtis began to revive (重振) the Post on the proposition that a man's chief interest in life is the fight for .livelihood-business. Fiction and articles about romantic business and successful businessmen filled its pages，and products backed by .its advertisements directed at the needs and desires of the business world. The general interest weekly reached new audiences. Its conservative viewpoint and strong admiration for material success appealed to the tastes of the millions who settled in an easy chair with it each Thursday evening. As a more commercial，mass-circulation magazine than The New Yorker，the widely readable Post set out to interpret America to itself.

As a national and international institution，The Saturday Evening Post made its mark in the lives of massive numbers of men and women，and served society as a stabilizing influence. Its editorial matter addressed the problems and interests of the readers as never before. Neither highbrow nor lowbrow，the Post set out to interpret average middle-class America，for that was its audience. However，this magazine lost touch with the mood of the American people in the 1930s. The Post's editor Lorimer，opposed Roosevelt and the New Deal and changed his magazine from an organ of entertainment and enlightenment into a weapon of political warfare. He believed that in opposing the New Deal he had spoken for the majority of voters，but the 1936 election proved him wrong. His conservatism extended beyond politics，it dominated the magazine’s content and style causing a decline in reputation and authority. The Post met its greatest success when it went beyond the tastes of the masses，challenging its readers to acknowledge the genius of contributors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and William Faulkner. It was later reformed in an effort to fulfill its responsibility to awaken lethargic（昏昏欲睡）America，however，The Saturday Evening Post seemed to play to conventions while The New Yorker took off to redefine the character of American Humor.

19.According to Paragraph 1，who are primarily the readers of the Post?

ABusinessmen.

BCollege students.

CHousewives.

DPoliticians.

20.What is the earliest time that readers can read the Post every week？

AMonday.

BThursday.

CSaturday.

DSunday.

21.Why did the Post lose much of its audience in the 1930's?

AIt changed its original style and was heavily involved in politics.

BReaders couldn't afford a newspaper because of the Depression.

CThe new editor was not interested in Roosevelt's politics.

DIt failed to absorb sufficient advertisements.

22.What makes the Post so commercially successful?

APresenting American style humor.

BSticking to the tastes of the middle class.

CCarrying articles and novels by local writers.

DStaying in close contact with the business world

5、Daily Conversation

1.Directions：Pick out appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogues by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Sarah：Hello. I'm calling to rent an apartment you advertised.

Manager：Yes. What kind of apartment are you interested in?

Sarah：I' m interested in a one-bedroom apartment. 56_______?

Manager：Yes，I have one. 57_______？

Sarah：Sometime around next week. 58_______ ?

Manager：Well，it's a one-bedroom apartment. The monthly rent is $650，with a $300 security deposit. You pay electricity only. Gas and water is included. You can use a sheltered parking space at no extra charge. And ... 59_______.

Sarah：Sounds good. 60_______ ?

Manager：Sure. See you tomorrow then.

6、Writing

1.请以低碳生活(a low carbon life)为主题写一篇100-120词短文，内容涉及：

流行低碳生活背景(如:极端气候、各种灾害、环境污染等);

实行低碳生活若干方式(如家庭生活、工作学习、外出旅行中节约行为等) ；

低碳生活带来积极影响。

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