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專升本招生考試英語試題及參照答案（僅供練習(xí)）.PhoneticsDirections:Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,therearefourunderlinedlettersorlettercombinationsmarkedA,B,CandD.Comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifytheonethatisdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation.A.patternB.packageC.palaceD.paradeA.prescriptionB.observationC.preserveD.deserveA.nowhereB.nuclearC.declareD.millionaireA.doubleB.foundC.doubtD.southwestA.subwayB.relayC.surveyD.turkeyⅡ.VocabularyandStructureDirections:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.yousatisfiedwithherwork,sir?--Notatall.Itcouldn'tbeany______.A.betterB.bestC.worseD.worst7.Heisnotastrangerforme.Ihavemethimonseveral______.A.situationsB.environmentsC.occasionsD.positionsWehadborrowedtwoVCDsbutdidn'thavetimetowatch______ofthem.Someurgentbusinesshas______,whichwilltakeupthewholemorning.Thisdiseaseissecondonly______heartattackasacauseofdeathallovertheworld.A.toB.ofC.withD.from11.Allen______anygoodjobsincehecametoNewYorkCitytwoyearsago.A.doesn'tfindB.hasn'tfoundC.didn'tfindD.hadn'tfound12.Thehouse,______wascompletedin1856,wasfamousforitshugemarblestaircase.A.whereB.thatC.whatD.which13.--I'mafraidIhavetogonow,Jim.--I’dratheryou______goalone.It'salreadytoolate.A.don'tB.didn'tC.wouldn'tD.shouldn'tTheprofit-sharingplanisdesignedto______thestafftoworkhard.Thisis______fortenofustositat.Pleasegetusalargerone.A.toosmallatablesuchsmallatable

B.atoosmalltableC.asuchsmalltableD.Airpollution,togetherwithlittering,______manyproblemsinourlargeindustrialcitiestoday.A.cause.B.causedC.causesD.causingThedeadlineforthejobistheendofthemonth,______wecan'tgetitdoneontime?A.WhatifB.HowifC.OnlyifD.EvenifIfyou'relookingforafully-furnishedroomtorent,Ithinkthere'sa(n)______apartmentinmybuilding.A.emptyB.bareC.vacantD.free19.Heisalreadyanhourlate.Idon'tthinkhewillcome,______?A.doIB.willheC.Won'theD.don'tIThemanagerpromisedtokeepme______howourbusinesswasgoingon.A.informingB.informedC.toinformD.tobeinformed.ReadingComprehensionDirections:Therearefivereadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfourquestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonebestanswer.PassageOneOneofthemostinterestingexperimentsinelectroniccommunicationI'veeverseeniscomingfromWave.It'sreal-timee-mail.Whatthatmeansisthatasyou'retypingamessageinWave,eitheranewmessageorareply,thepersonyou’rewritingtocanseewhatyou'retypingasyoutypeit.Soundsawful,right?Youdon’thavetouseWaveinthisreal-timeway.Italsoworksasastandarde-mail.What’sreallydifferentaboutWaveisthatifyou’rereplyingtoamessageandthepersonyou'rereplyingtohappentobeonline,theycanjumpintotheconversationatthatpoint,andchangewhatisane-mailconversationintoaninstantmessageconversationorachat.Waverightnowisstillclosedtomostusers.AndWaveisn'tyetconnectedtoothercommunicationsystems,likeregulare-mail,whichmeansthattheonlypeoplewecanWavewithareotherpeopleonWaveaswell.Sowedon’tyetknowwhatusingWavewillbelikeonceitgetscrowdedlikee-mail.Also,thetechnologybehindWaveisfarmoredemandingonserversandtheInternetitselfthanregulare-mailorchat,sowedon’tknowifthetechnologywillworkatscale.ButWavereallyisacurrentre-thinkofe-mail.Alotofpeoplewon’tlikeit.Alotofpeopledidn’tlikee-maileitherwhenitfirstshowedup.ButpeoplewillfindrealusesforWaveorwhateveritbecomes,andit'soneofthemostinterestingnewtakesoncommunication.Evenifyoudon'tlikeit,itwillmakeyouthinkdifferentlyaboute-mail.36.WhatisspecialaboutWave?A.Itmakespeopleseeeachotheronline.B.Itenablespeopletosendreal-timee-mails.C.Itallowsyoutosendmoree-mailsatthesametime.D.Itcanbeeasilyconnectedtoothercommunicationsystems.ItisuncertainthatWavewillworkonalargescalebecause______.A.peoplecannotfindpracticalusesforitB.itwillbeachallengetoregulare-mailC.thetechnologyitneedsismorecomplicatedD.manypeopledonotunderstandhowitworks38.Weknowfromthelastparagraphthat______.A.Waveisabasisforface-to-facecommunicationonlineB.Waveallowspeopletolookate-mailfromanewangleC.mostInternetuserswillhaveaccesstoWaveD.Waveisnowaspopularasstandarde-mail39.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardWave?A.Optimistic.B.Indifferent.C.Pessimistic.D.Critical.PassageTwoWell,itcouldnothavegotbetterforyoungKavyaShivashankar,a13-year-oldstudentfromOlathe,KansasasshecameoutverysuccessfullyattheScrippsNationalSpellingBee2009(2009全美拼寫大賽).OnThursdaynightshedefeatedtheother11finaliststowinthe82ndScrippsNationalSpellingBee,takinghomemorethan$40,000cashmoneyalongwithotherprizes.KavyaShivashankar,whoseparentsmigratedtotheUnitedStatesfromIndia,andwhoaimstobecomeadoctor,enjoysplayingtheviolin,bicycling,swimmingandlearningIndianclassicaldance.ThingcameabitlateinKavya’slifesinceshecouldwinthechampionshipwithherfourthappearanceinthecompetition.ThelastthreetimeswhenshehadtakenpartinthesamecompetitionshehadfinishedTenth,EighthandFourth.However,thistimeKavyaprovedhercourageanddeterminationbywinningthetitleshehadbeencompetingforsolong.Herlastchallengewastospellout"Laodicean".Theword"Laodieean"meansonewhoisindifferent,mostlyinreligiousmatters.Shespelleditcorrectlyandabigsmileappearedonherface.Kavyawrotethewordsonherpalmeachtimeandspelledeverywordcorrectly.AfterwinningKavyaexelaimed,"Ican’tbelieveithappenedItfeelskindofunreal."Herfamilywastheretosupportherthroughthecompetition.Herfather,MirleShivashankarsaid,"Thecompetitivenessisinher..,butshedoesn’tshowthat.Shestillhasthatsmile.That’sherquality."Hewentontosaythatthiswas"themoment"theyhadbeenwaitingforsolong.Itwaslike"adreamcometrue"forthem.40.WhoisKavyaShivashankar?A.Oneofthe11finalistsatthespellingcompetition.B.A13-year-oldgirlplanningtobecomeastardancer.C.ChampionoftheScrippsNationalSpellingBee2009.D.AnIndiangirlenjoyingplayingvariousmusicalinstruments.ThesecondtimeKavyatookpartinthesamecompetition,shetookthe______place.Beforespellingoutthelastword"Laodicean",Kavya______.A.wroteitdowninherhandB.hesitatedforamomentC.smiledatherfatherD.knewthatshecouldwin43.Thefather’swordsshowthat______.A.thefamilyneededtheprizemoneytosupportKavya'seducationB.thefamilyweretooworriedtobepresentatthecompetitionC.KavyawasverygoodatexpressingherfeelingsD.KavyahadastrongsenseofcompetitionPassageThreeNothingsays"HappyBirthday!"likehavingacoinreleasedinyourhonorbytheUnitedStatesMint(鑄幣局),and2009hasbecomeanespeciallyfestiveyearastheMintrolledoutninedifferentcoinsinhonorofAbrahamLincoln’s200thbirthday.FourpennieswithnewdesignsonthereversesidewereissuedstartingFebruary12.Theimageofacabinrepresentshisbirthplace.BecauseLincoln’sfamilywaspoor,andnoonecouldhavepredictedhislaterimportance,theactualcabinislonggone.Thereforethedesignisbasedonthe"symboliccabin"displayedattheAbrahamLincolnBirthplaceNationalHistoricSiteinKentucky.TheotherdesignsshowAbrahamtakingabreaktoreadabook,theyounglawyerLincolninfrontoftheIllinoisstatecapitolandaLincoln-freeimageofthehalffinishedU.S.Capitoldomeasitlookedduringhistimeinoffice.Thesefourcoins-producedwithtoday’sstandardmixofpercentzincandpercentcopper-areintendedforgeneralcirculation.TheMintalsoreleasedfivecollectiblecoinsthatsellformorethantheirfacevalue.Specialeditionsofthefourpennydesignswereproducedwiththemetalcontentusedin1909;amixof95percentcopperand5percenttinandzinc.Inaddition,intheworldof"bigger"money,2009hasbroughttheLincolnCommemorativeOne-DollarCoin-madeupof90percentsilverand10percentcopper-withanimagethathasaGettysburgAddresstheme.WhatdoesParagraph2tellaboutthecabinonthecoins?A.ItisasymboliccabinrebuiltinKentucky.B.Itisnewlybuiltforproducingnewcoins.C.Ithasbeenprotectedwellforover200years.D.ItisexactlytheonewhereLincolnwasborn.Specialeditionsofthe4collectiblecoins______.Theone-dollarcoinhasadesignof______onit.A.acabinB.AbrahamreadingC.theIllinoisstatecapitolD.theGettysburgAddressthemeWhatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.AbrahamLincoln’s200thBirthdayB.CoinsIssuedwithMetalContentin1909C.CoinsinHonorofAbrahamLincolnD.CollectibleCoinsforAbrahamLincolnPassageFourLauraandAnthonyValoisareayoungNewYorkcouplewhohavebeentryinginvaintohavetheirfirstchild.Severalyearsago,BelindaRamirezreadanInternetadoptionlistingandquicklycontactedthemfromherhomeinTexas,tellingthemtheycouldadoptherunbornbaby.Excited,LauraandAnthonyspentweekscommunicatingwithRamirezandgotregularupdatesonherpregnancy.Beforelong,Ramirezbegantoaskthemforfinancialsupport.ThattooktheValoisesbysurprise.Buttheywerewillingtodoalottoensureasmoothbirth.Theysentmorethan$1,000toRamirezoverseveralmonths.LauraandAnthonyfinallydrovetoTexassotheycouldbeonhandforthebirth.Butoncetheyarrived,Ramirezavoidedtheirdailyphonecalls.Afterthreeweeks,thecoupledrovebacktoNewYorkemptyhandedandemotionallycrushed.TheylaterlearnedRamirezhadbeencheatingabouttenotherpeopleforsuchthingsasWal-martgiftcardsinstatesrangingfromCaliforniatoOhiotoFlorida.Fromstarttofinish,itwasascam.Infact,Ramirezwasneverevenpregnant.Shewassentencedto24monthsinprisonasshedeserved."Whenyoufindoutyoucan’thavechildren,it’sjustdepressing,LauraValoistoldaTexasTVstation."Butwhensomebodyintentionallydoesthistoyou,it's15timesworse."48.WhathasbeentroublingtheValoises?A.Theylosttheirfirstchildinanaccident.B.Noonerespondedtotheiradoptiondemand.C.Theyhavebeentryingtohaveachildbutfailed.D.Theyarenotqualifiedtoadoptachild.Thecouplewereexcitedbecause______.A.severalbabieswereavailableforadoptionB.anadoptionagencyinTexascontactedthemC.theirnamewasputinanInternetadoptionlistingD.awomanofferedthemherunbornbabyforadoptionTheunderlinedword"scare"inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto______.WhatwasdepressingforthecoupleaccordingtoLaura?A.Theydidn'thavetimetomeetRamirez.PassageFiveDoctorssayangercanbeanextremelydamagingemotion,unlessyoulearnhowtodealwithit.Theywarnthatangryhostilefeelingscanleadtoheartdisease,stomachproblems,headaches,emotionalproblemsandpossiblecancer.Angerisanormalemotionthatweallfeelfromtimetotime.Somepeopleexpressangeropenlyinacalmreasonableway.Othersexplodewithanger,andyell.Butotherpeoplekeeptheirangerinside.Theycannotorwillnotexpressit.Thisiscalledrepressing(壓制)anger.Foryearsmanydoctorsthoughtthatcomparedwithexpressinganger,repressingangerwasmoredangeroustoaperson’shealth.Itmayspeedtheheartrate,raisebloodpressureorsugarintothebloodandnarrowthebloodvessels.Toavoidtheseproblems,doctorsthoughtapersonshouldlettheangeroutbyexpressingitfreely.Butrecentlysomedoctorsdisputedthis.Theysaidthatpeoplewhoexpressangerrepeatedlyandexplosivelydidcause,infact,moreandnotlessanger.Theysaidthesetoocancausemedicalproblems.Somedoctorssaythatbothrepressingandexpressingangercanbedangerous.Expressingangerintensivelymaybemorelikelytodevelopheartdisease,andkeepingangerinsidemayfaceagreaterdangerofhighbloodpressure.Doctorssaythesolutionislearninghowtodealwithanger.Theysaythefirststepistoadmitthatyouareangryandtorecognizetherealcauseoftheanger,thendecideifthecauseisseriousenoughtogetangryabout.Ifitisn’t,theysay,"Don’texpressyourangerwhileangry.Waituntilyourangerhasc