陜西省一般高等教育專升本招生考試大學英語試題(09:00--11:30)一、詞匯和語法：40分，每題1分"Whenistheconcertsupposedtostart?""Itnow.A.isaboutstartingB.wasabouttostartC.isabouttostartD.wasaboutstartingYourhelp,Iwouldnothavesucceeded.ButthatB.ButforC.ButifD.ThankstoItisnotalkingtohimbecausehewillneverchangehismind.helpB.useC.timeD.WayFujianProvinceliestheeastofChinaandTaiwanProvinceistheeastofFujian.in;inB.to;inC.to;toD.in;tofullpreparation,youwon'thavemuchchanceofsuccess.AfterB.BeforeC.WithD.WithoutNosoonerhadwereachedthetopofthehillweallsatdowntorest.untilB.whenC.thenD.thanI'dratheryouanythingaboutitforthetimebeing.don'tdoB.don'tC.didn'tsoD.didn'tLisawasbusytakingnotesMarkwassearchingtheInternetforinformation.untilB.unlessC.whileD.ifSincehelefttheUniversity,heinanaccountingcompany.

A.hasbeenworkingB.hadworked

C.hadbeenworkingD.wasworkingThereisnodoubtyouwillpasstheexamthistime.Youhaveworkedsohardinthepastmonths.

A.whetherB.thatC.ifD.whatThehousewassoldfor$60,000,whichwasfarmorethanitsreal.

A.moneyB.paymentC.valueD.profitSorry,wecannotyouthejobbecauseyoudon'thaveanyworkexperience.

A.makeB.sendC.offerD.prepareWhenIwasinthewaitingroomatthestationyesterday,Ireadamagazineinordertotime.

A.spendB.killC.takeD.wasteBecauseofthemist,noneofthosewhosawtheflyingobjectcouldtellitsshape.

A.steadyB.preciseC.likelyD.rigidSofarasisknown,theoriginalmanuscriptsofShakespeare'splaysarenolongerin.

A.evidenceB.emphasisC.emergencyD.existenceThespeakerdidnotmentionmanyfacts,soweaskedhimtobemore.

A.specificB.specialC.particularD.respectiveThesatellitewaslaunchedintoaroundthemoon.

A.cricleB.orbitC.pathD.wayWouldyoumindkeepinga(n)onourhousewhilewe'reway?

A.handB.lookC.eyeD.mindItissohot.Youshouldputthefoodintotherefrigeratornow.Otherwise,itwillsoon.

A.harmB.hurtC.spoilD.damageTheideasoundsverygood.Butwillitworkin?

A.practiceB.placeC.advanceD.theoryHowevermuch,itwillbeworthit.

A.doesthewatchcostB.coststhewatch

C.ThewatchwillcostD.thewatchcostsWeshoulddoasmuchaswecanourcountrybetterandmorebeautiful.

A.makeB.tomakeC.makesD.makingHewouldhavepaidforthehouseifthesalesgirlhadinsistedbecausehereallywantedit.

A.twiceasmuchB.muchastwice

C.asmuchtwiceD.twicemuchasfromthemoon,ourearth,withwaterseventypercentofitssurface,appearsasa"blueball"

A.Seen,coveringB.Seen,covered

C.Seeing;coveringD.Seeing;coveredIttakescourageforonethehugetask,tosaynothingoffulfillingitinsuchashorttime.

A.tobefaceduptoB.facingupto

C.facesuptoD.tofaceuptoTheyoungmanlosthisjoblastmonth,butitwasn'tlonghefoundanewpositioninthiscompany.

A.afterB.whileC.asD.beforeColor-blindpeoplefinditdifficulttobetweenredandgreen.

A.separateB.compassC.distinguishD.ContrastTherearethreecolorsintheBritishflag,red,whiteandblue.

A.rarelyB.namelyC.reallyD.actuallyToobtainavisatothatcountryforthefirsttime,youneedtoapply.

A.inpartB.inpersonC.inturnD.intimeDoyouthinkhespilledthesouppurposesothathewouldn'thavetoeatit?

A.forB.withC.byD.onThepilottriedmanytimestolifttheplanebut.

A.inconsequenceB.invainC.ineffectD.inorderKeepyouindoorsanddon'tyourskintothesuninsummer.

A.explodeB.expressC.exposeD.expandinmindaswellasinbody,thechildneedsmorethanmedicalcare.

A.SickB.BesickC.BecausesickD.Forsickinhospital,thepatientkeptintouchwiththeoutsideworldbywatchingnewsprogramsonTVeveryday.

A.LyingB.LayingC.LainD.BeinglaidAngelatoldmeawhileagothatshecouldn'twearhersweatshirtbecauseitdoesn'tgowithanythingelseshehas.

A.greencomfortabledarkB.darkgreencomfortable

C.comfortabledarkgreenD.darkcomfortablegreenNooneherebelievesthereasonhegaveforhislateness.

A.thatB.whyC.forwhichD.whatAlthoughhehadtoldthemnottokeepuswaiting,theymadenotospeedupdeliveries.

A.attentionB.attemptC.actionD.progressHopes,goalsandfearswidelybetweenmenandwomen,therichandthepoor,theyoungandtheold.

A.alterB.shiftC.varyD.transferThefactoryhadtoanumberofemployeesbecauseoftheeconomicdeclineinthecountry.

A.layoutB.layoffC.layasideD.laydownAgoodteacherisabletoacomplicatedideainverysimpleterms.

A.WorkoutB.MakeupC.putacrossD.bringabout二、閱讀理解：50分，共20題，每題2.5分PassageOneTousitseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains.Butactuallytheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainsttherain.Itwasfirstusedasashadeagainstthesun.Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinveryancienttimes.ProbablythefirsttouseitweretheChinese,waybackintheeleventhcenturyB.C.WeknowthattheumbrellawasalsousedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade.(81)Andtherewasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse;itbecameasymbolofhonorandauthority.IntheFarEastinancienttimes,theumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybyroyalpeopleorbythoseinhighoffice.InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.AndtheumbrellawasincommonuseinancientGreece.ButitisbelievedthatthefirstpersonsinEuropetouseumbrellasasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.DuringtheMiddleAges,theuseoftheumbrellapracticallydisappeared.ThenitappearedagaininItalyinthe16thcentury.Andagainitbecameasymbolofpowerandauthority.Umbrellashavenotchangedmuchinstyleduringallthistime,thoughtheyhavebecomemuchlighterinweight.Itwasn'tuntilthetwentiescenturythatwomen'sumbrellasbegantobemadeinavarietyofcolors.Thefirstuseoftheumbrellawasas.

A.ProtectionagainsttherainB.Ashadeagainstthesun.

C.AsymbolofpowerD.AsymbolofhonorTheareregardedasthepeoplewhofirstusedumbrellas.

A.RomansB.GreeksC.ChineseD.EuropeansTheumbrellawasusedonlybyroyalpeopleorthoseinhighoffice.

A.inEuropeintheeighteenthcentury.

B.inancientEgyptandBabylon

C.intheFarEastinancienttimes

D.duringtheMiddleAgesAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Women'sumbrellasaremadeinvariouskindsofcolors.

B.Theinventoroftheumbrellaisunknown.

C.Onceordinarypeoplehadnorighttouseumbrellas.

D.Umbrellaswerepopularandcheapinancienttimes.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WhenWastheUmbrellaInvented

B.TheRolesofUmbrellasinHistory

C.TheColorsandShapesofUmbrellas

D.WhoNeededtheUmbrellaFirstPassageTwoDoctorsarestartingtofindmoreandmoreinformationthatsuggestsaconnectionbetweenexerciseandbraindevelopment.Accordingtosomeresearch,itseemsthatexercisecanmakebloodvessels,includingthoseinthebrain,strongerandmorefullydeveloped.Theeffectsofexerciseonbraindevelopmentcanevenbeseeninbabies.Babieswhodoactivitiesthatrequirealotofmovementandphysicalactivityshowgreaterbraindevelopmentthanbabieswhoarelessphysicallyactive.MargaretBarnes,apediatrician,believesintheimportanceofexercise.(82)Shethinksthatmanylearningdisabilitiesthatchildrenhaveinelementaryschoolorhighschoolcanbetracedbacktoalackofmovementasbabies.Instudieswithseniors,researchhasshownthatexercisehelpsolderpeopleaswell.Theexercisedoesn'thavetobeverydifficult.Themaingoalisjusttoincreasetheheartrate.Andespeciallywhenlearningnewmovements,suchasyogaortaichi,itappearsthatnewmemorypathsopenupinthebrain.Thiscanimprovepeople'sshort-termmemory.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.HowtotakeexerciseB.Howexercisehelpsthebrain

C.HowtoenjoymusicD.HowthebraincanchangeAccordingtothepassage,howdoesexerciseaffectthebrain?

A.IthelpspeoplethinkmoreclearlyB.Itimproveslong-termmemory

C.ItmakesbabiesmoreintelligentD.ItstrengthensbloodvesselsAccordingtoMargaretBarnes,manylearningproblemsthatchildrenhaveinschoolmaybecausedby.

A.lowintelligenceB.alackofexercisewhenveryyoung

C.socialproblemsD.difficultrelationshipswithteachersWhyarevogaandtaichirecommendedtoseniors?

A.TheyarenewmovementsB.Theyaregoodformemory

C.Theycanslowdowntheirheartrate.D.TheyaregoodforjointsWhattypeofpatientsdoesapediatricianprobablytreat?

A.PatientswithmentalproblemsB.Patientswithphysicalproblems

C.ChildrenD.OldpeoplePassageThreeHowcanwegetridofgarbage?Dowehaveenoughenergysourcestomeetourfutureenergyneeds?Thesearetwoimportantquestionsthatmanypeopleareaskingtoday.Somepeoplethinkthatmanmightbeabletosolvebothproblemsatthesametime.(83)Theysuggestusinggarbageasanenergysource,andatthesametimeitcansavethelandtoholdgarbage.Foralongtime,peopleburiedgarbageordumpeditonemptyland.Now,emptylandisscarce.Butmoreandmoregarbageisproducedeachyear.However,garbagecanbeagoodfueltouse.Thethingsdonotlooklikecoal,petroleum,ornaturalgas;buttheyarechemicallysimilartothesefossilfuels.Asweuseupourfossilfuelsupplies,wemightbeabletousegarbageasanenergysource.Buringgarbageisnotanewidea.SomecitiesinEuropeandtheUnitedStateshavebeenburinggarbageforyears.Theheatthatisproducedbyburninggarbageisusedtoboilwater.Thesteamthatisproducedisusedtomakeelectricityortoheatnearbybuildings.InPairs,France,somepowerplantsburnalmost2millionmetrictonsofthecity'sgarbageeachyear.Theamountofenergyproducedisaboutthesameaswouldbeproducedbyburingalmostahalfmillionbarrelsofoil.Butthereareproblemsinusinggarbageasafuel.Garbagethatburnseasily,suchasfoodscraps(碎屑)andpaper,mustbeseparatedfrommetals,glass,andothermaterialsthatdonotburneasily.Thisseparationprocessisnormallycostly.Anotherproblemisthatburninggarbagecanpollutetheair.Ourfossilfuelsuppliesarelimited.Buringgarbagemightbeonekindofenergysourcethatwecanusetohelpmeetourenergyneeds.Thismethodcouldalsoreducetheamountofgarbagepilingupontheearth.Whattwoproblemscanmansolvebyburningproblem?

A.Theshortageofenergyandairpollution

B.Theshortageofenergyandthelandtoholdgarbage.

C.Airpollutionandtheshortageoffossilfuels.

D.Airpollutionandtheshortageofthelandtoholdgarbage.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheresultofburninggarbage?

A.Thegarbageburnedisturnedintofossilfuels.

B.Theheatproducedisusedtoboilwater.

C.Thesteamproducedisusedtomakeelectricity.

D.Thesteamproducedisusedtoheatbuildings.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.About2millionmetrictonsofgarbageisburnedinFranceeachyear.

B.Inthemodernsociety,moreandmoregarbageisproducedeachyear.

C.Usinggarbageisagoodwaytosolvetheproblemofenergyshortage.

D.Burninggarbageisanoldidea.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingfourgroupsofgarbageisreadyforburning?

A.FoodscrapsandmetalsB.Paperandglass

C.MetalsandglassD.FoodscrapsandpaperWhatisthegeneraltoneofthepassage?

A.OptimisticB.IndifferentC.PromotingD.AnxiousPassageFourH5N1avianinfluence,knowncommonlyasbirdflu,haskilledatleast15peopleacrossAsiaandwasconfirmedinChinaonJanuary27.Nohumancaseshavebeenfoundinthemainland,but13ofthecountry's31provinces,autonomousregions,andmunicipalities(直轄市)havereportedthediseaseinpoultry.TheChinesegovernmenthastakenmeasurestopreventandcontrolthedisease.Poultrywithin3kmofinfectedfarmsistobekilledandthosewithin5kmtoreceivevaccines(疫苗).(84)Meanwhile,therewillbeconstantmonitoringanddailyreportsonthediseaseacrossthecountry,andincreasedproductionofbirdfluvaccines.AmongtheAsiancountriesandregionsaffectedbybirdflueinanimals,onlyVietnamandThailandhavereportedhumancases.Thepeopleinfectedwerereportedtohavecaughtthediseasefrompoultry,whiletheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)saidthereis"noproofofhuman-to-humantransmission(傳播)"ofbirdflue.(85)Thebigfearisthatthediseasecouldcombinewithahumaninfluenzavirustocreateadeadlynewdiseasethatwillkillmillionsofpeopleacrosstheglobe.ManyAsianfarmerslivecloselywiththeiranimalsandselllivechickensinthemarket.Thisgreatlyincreasesthepossibilityofhumanbeingsinfectedwithbirdflu.AspokesmanoftheWHOsaidthatAsiancountriesaffectedbybirdflushouldintroduceamorehealthywayofraisingandsellingchickens.Andthepeopletherehavetocomplexlychangetheirlifestyleandattitudetowardsanimals.Herearesomesafetymeasuresforpeopletostayhealthy;Keepfitandwellthroughregularexercise;Avoidinfectedpoultryandinfectedpeople;Avoideatingraworunder-donepoultryandeggs;Makesurethereisalwaysfreshairinyourhome;Coveryourmouthandnosewhencoughingorsneezing;Washyourhandsfrequently;Whatdoestheword"poultry"inthepassagemean?

A.WildbirdsB.WildanimalsC.Home-raisedbirdsD.Home-raisedanimalsFromthepassage,wecanlearnthat.

A.infectedpoultrywithin3kmwaskilledinChina.

B.BirdflucasewasconfirmedinChinaonJan,27.

C.Humancaseswerefound13Asiancountries

D.OvertwothirdsofChinahasbeeninfectedwithbirdfluWhatdopeoplefearmost?

A.Poultrywillinfectmanypeople

B.Thediseasecanspreadquicklyamongpeople

C.Therewillbehuman-to-humantransmission

D.AnewdiseasecombiningbirdfluandhumanfluwillbreakoutOneoftherightwaysforustoavoidbirdfluis.

A.Tokillallthepoultry

B.Toeatnomorechickens

C.Toformahealthyhabit

D.TokeepseparatedfromothersWhichmustbewrongfortheAsianstochangetheirlifestyle?

A.Farmersshouldavoidsellinglivepoultryinthemarket

B.Farmersshouldvaccinatetheirpoultryregularly

C.Farmersshouldlivemorecloselywiththeirpoultry.

D.Peopleshouldavoidbuyinglivepoultryinthemarket.完形填空20分：每空1分Mrs.Joneswasovereighty,butshestilldroveheroldcarlikeawomanhalfherage.Sheloveddrivingveryfast,andwasproudofthefact61shehadnever,inherthirty-five-yeardriving,beenpunishedadrivingoffence（違法）.Thenonedayshenearly63herrecord.Apolicecar64her,andthepolicemeninitsawher65aredlighrwithoutstopping.Ofcourse,shewasstopped.Itseemed66thatshewouldbepunished.67Mrs.Jonescomeuptothejudge,helookedatherseriouslyandsaidthatshewas68oldtodriveacar,andthatthe69whyshehadnotstoppedatthered70wasmostprobablythathereyeshadbecomeweak71oldage,sothatshehadsimplynotseenit.Whenthejudgehadfinishedwhathewas72,Mrs.Jonesopenedthebighandbagshewas73andtookouthersewing.Withoutsayingaword,she74aneedlewithaverysmalleye,andthreadeditatherfirstattempt.Whenshehad75donethis,shetookthethreadoutoftheneedleagainandhanded76theneedleandthethreadtothejudge,saying,"Nowitisyour77.Isupposeyoudriveacar,andthatyouarequitesureaboutyourowneyesight."Thejudgetookthe78andtriedtothreadit.Afterhalfadozentries,hehadstillnotsucceeded.ThecaseagainstMrs.Joneswas79,andherrecord80unbroken.61.A.whichB.whenC.thatD.this62.A.aboutB.onC.toD.for63.A.keptB.wonC.missedD.broke64.A.watchedB.passedC.followedD.caught65.A.passB.goC.runD.rush66.A.sureB.indeedC.certainD.perhaps67.A.beforeB.whileC.untilD.when68.A.soB.veryC.tooD.quite69.A.causeB.reasonC.matterD.trouble70.A.lightB.lampC.signD.one71.A.withB.becauseC.forD.of72.A.speakingB.sayingC.talkingD.telling73.A.holdingB.gettingC.havingD.bringing74.A.tookB.broughtC.pickedD.got75.A.quicklyB.slowlyC.suddenlyD.successfully76.A.bothB.allC.neitherD.either77.A.timeB.turnC.chanceD.job78.A.threadB.glassesC.sewingD.needle79.A.dismissedB.passedC.settledD.studied80.A.wasB.keptC.SeemedD.remained四、翻譯：20分，每題4分，共5道題。

81.Andtherewasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse;itbecameasymbolofhonorandauthority.Shethinksthatmanylearningdisabilitiesthatchildrenhaveinelementaryschoolorhighschoolcanbetracedbacktoalackofmovementasbabies.Theysuggestusinggarbageasanenergysource,a