專升本英語(yǔ)提高測(cè)試題附答案

專升本英語(yǔ)提高測(cè)試卷一、閱讀理解（共20小題，滿分40分）

Passage1

Whatisyourfavouritecolour?Doyoulikeyellow,orange,orred?Ifyoudo,youmustbeanoptimist（樂(lè)觀主義者）,aleader,anactivepersonwhoenjoyslife,peopleandexcitement.Doyouprefergreysandblues?Thenyouareprobablyquite,shy,andyouwouldratherfollowthanlead.Youtendtobeapessimist（悲觀主義者）.Atleast,thisiswhatpsychologiststellus,andtheyshouldknow,becausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolourspreference,aswellastheeffectthatcolourshaveonhumanbeings.Theytellus,amongotherfacts,thatwedonotchooseourfavouritecolouraswegrowup----wearebornwithourpreference.Ifyouhappentolovebrown,youdidsoassoonasyouopenedyoureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.Coloursdoinfluenceourmoods----thereisnodoubtaboutit.Ayellowroommakesmostpeoplefeelmorecheerfulandmorerelaxedthanadarkgreenone;andareddressbringswarmthandcheertothesaddestwinterday.Ontheotherhand,blackisdepressing.AblackbridgeovertheThamesRiver,nearLondon,usedtobethesceneofmoresuicides（自殺）thananyotherbridgeintheareauntilitwasrepaintedgreen.Thenumberofsuicideattemptsimmediatelyfelldownsharply;perhapsitwouldhavefallenevenmoreifthebridgehadbeendoneinpinkorbabyblue.

Lightandbrightcoloursmakepeoplenotonlyhappierbutmoreactive.Itisanestablishedfactthatfactoryworkersworkbetter,harder,andhavefeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblackorgrey.

1.Thesentence“Youwouldratherfollowthanlead”inparagraph1meansthatyouwould.A.liketoleadfollowersB.beafraidoffollowingothers(正確答案)C.beamemberratherthanaleaderD.liketobealeaderratherthanafollower2.Ifoneenjoyslife,oneissuretoprefer.A.redtoyellowB.bluetoorangeC.bluetoyellowD.redtogrey(正確答案)3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.People’spreferenceofonecolourtoanotherisinstinct.(正確答案)B.People’spreferenceofonecolourtoanotherisacquiredastheygrowup.C.Factoryworkersmeetfeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedgrey.D.Morepeoplehappentolovebrownbecausetheysawitwhentheywereborn.4.ThosewhocommittedsuicidepreferredthebridgeovertheThamesRivertoothersbecauseofits.A.shapeB.colour(正確答案)C.structureD.materials5.Themainideaofthepassageisthat.A.coloursaffectpeople’smood(正確答案)B.coloursaffectpeople’scharacterC.brightcoloursmakepeoplemoreactiveD.colourspreferenceshowspeople’scouragePassage2ByfarthemostcommonsnakeinBritainistheadder.InScotland,infact,therearenoothersnakesatall.TheadderisalsotheonlyBritishsnakewithapoisonousbite.Itcanbefoundalmostanywhere,butpreferssunnyhillsidesandroughopencountry,includinghighground.InIrelandtherearenosnakesatall.

Mostpeopleregardsnakebitesasafatalmisfortune,butnotallbitesareseriousandveryfewarefatal.Sometimesattemptsatemergencytreatmentturnouttobemoredangerousthanthebiteitself,withamateursheroically,butmistakenly,tryingdo-it-yourselfsurgeryandotherunnecessarymeasures.

Allsnakeshavesmallteeth,soitfollowthatallsnakescanbite,butonlythebiteofadderpresentsanydanger.Britishsnakesareshyanimalsandarefarmorefrightenedofyouthanyoucouldpossiblebeofthem.Theadderwillattackonlyifitfeelsthreatened,ascanhappenifyoutakeitbysurpriseandsteponitaccidentallyorifyoutrytocatchitorpickitup,whichitdislikesintensely.Ifithearsyoucoming,itwillnormallygetoutofthewayasquicklyasitcan,butadderscannotmoveveryrapidlyandmayattackbeforemovingifyouareveryclose.

Theeffectofabitevariesconsiderably.Itdependsuponseveralthings,oneofwhichisthebody-weightofthepersonbitten.Thebiggertheperson,thelessharmfulthebiteislikelytobe,whichiswhychildrensufferfarmoreseriouslyfromsnakebitesthanadults.Ahealthypersonwillalsohavebetterresistanceagainstthepoison.

VeryfewpeopleactuallydiefromsnakebitesinBritain,andthoughthesebitescanmakesomepeopleveryill,thereareprobablyjustasmanycasesofbiteshavinglittleornoeffect,asthereareofseriousillness.

6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.TheadderistheonlypoisonoussnakeinBritainB.InScotlandtherearenoothersnakesexcepttheadder.C.SnakebitesmoredangerousthantheyactuallyareD.People’sattemptsatemergencytreatmentareutterlyunnecessary(正確答案)7.Addersaremostlikelytobefound.A.inwilderpartsofBritainandIrelandB.inScotlandandnowhereelseC.onuncultivatedlandthroughoutBritain(正確答案)D.inshadyfieldsinEngland8.WearetoldthatBritishsnakesare.A.afraidofhumanbeings(正確答案)B.poisonousincludingtheadderC.dangerousexcepttheadderD.friendlytowardshumanbeings9.Ifanaddersensesyourapproaching,itwillprobably.A.attackyouimmediatelyB.disappearveryquicklyC.waittofrightenyouD.moveoutoftheway(正確答案)10.Accordingtothepassage,asnakebiteis.A.moreharmfultoahealthymanthantoasickmanB.lessharmfultoanadultthantoachild(正確答案)C.moredangerousthananyseriousillnessD.alwaysfatalinBritainPassage3Mostpeopleagreethatthedirect,assertive（過(guò)分自信的）Americanpersonalityisavirtue,butitsometimessurprisesforeigners.Inmanycultures,respectforolderpeopleorthoseinpositionsofauthoritykeepsothersfromexpressingtheirtruefeelings.ButintheU.S.,childrenoftenarguewiththeirparents,studentsmaydisagreewiththeirteachers,andcitizensmayexpressoppositiontotheactionsofthegovernment.Ifthesouphasanythinginitorthemeatistootoughtoeat,thedinercancomplaintothewaiter;ifthebossmakesamistake,anemployeewillpolitelypointitout.

SomestraighttalkabouttheAmericancharactermustincludetheadmissionthatAmericanshavetheirfaults.TheextremelycompetitivenatureofAmericansisprobablytheirworstfault.Ofcourse,competitionisn’talwaysbad.Asamatteroffact,itpromotesexcellencebyencouragingindividualsandbusinessestotrytodotheirbest.Butthedesiretogetaheadofotherssometimescausespeopletodothingsthatareunkindandevendishonest.Also,Americansadmirewhatispractical,fast,efficient,andfresh.Sometimestheyfailtounderstandandappreciatepracticesthathavegreaterrespectformoretraditional,leisurelywaysofdoingthings.Ontheotherhand,peoplefromotherculturesmadislikethepractical,challengingAmericanlifestyle.

Despiteculturedifferences,mostforeignersgiveAmericanscreditfortheirvirtues.Americansaregenerallyviewedasfriendly,adaptable,energetic,andkind-hearted.MostnewcomerstotheU.S.likeAmericans,andthefellingisusuallymutual.PerhapsthegreatestAmericanvirtueisadeepinterestinnewideasandnewpeople.Inanationofimmigrants,theforeignerdoesnotremainanoutsiderforlong.

11.ThefirstparagraphtellsusthatAmericans.A.arestraightforward(正確答案)B.shownorespecttoteachersC.don’tliketheirgovernmentD.likearguingwitheachother12.OneofthefaultsintheAmericancharacteris.A.theirdishonestyB.theirinefficiencyC.theirstrongdesireforfreshnessD.theirstrongdesiretogetaheadofothers(正確答案)13.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatA.lifeinAmericaisrelaxingB.Americansdon’tlikeforeignersC.Americansgetalongwellwithimmigrants(正確答案)D.Americanshavemorefaultsthanvirtues14.ThelastsentenceofthepassageimpliesthatforeignersinAmericaA.won’tstaylongthereB.won’tlikethecountryC.willsoonfeelathomethere(正確答案)D.willsoonfindajobthere15.ThepassagemainlytalksaboutA.theAmericanvirtuesB.theAmericancharacter(正確答案)C.theAmericanfaultsD.theAmericanlifestylePassage4Alarge,detached（獨(dú)立的）housenotonlyensuresprivacy.Itisalsoastatussymbol.The“magnificenthome”issetinabiggarden.Ofcourse,thiskindofhouseisanunrealisticdreamformostpeople.Butevenasmalldetachedhouse,surroundedbyagarden,givestherequiredsuggestionofrurallifewhichisdeartotheheartsofmanyBritishpeople.Mostpeoplewouldbehappytoliveinacottage（村舍）,andifthisisathatched（茅草的）cottage,suggestiveofapee-industrialage,somuchthebetter.

Mostpeopletrytoavoidlivinginablockofflats（whattheAmericanscall“apartmentblocks”）.Flats,theyfeel,providetheleastamountofprivacy.Withafewexceptions,mostlyincertainlocationsincentralLondon,flatsarethecheapestkindofhome.Thepeoplewholiveinthemarethosewhocannotaffordtoliveanywhereelse.

Thedislikeoflivinginflatsisverystrong.Inthe1950smillionsofpoorerpeoplelivedinold,cold,uncomfortablenineteenthcenturyhouses,oftenwithonlyanoutsidetoiletandnobathroom.Duringthenexttwentyyearsmanyofthemweregivennew“highrise”blocksofflatstoliveinwhich,withcentralheatingandbathrooms,weremuchmorecomfortableandweresurroundedbygrassyopenspaces.Butpeoplehatedtheirnewhomes.Theysaidtheyfeltcutofffromtheworldwithallthosefloorsup.Theymissedtheneighborliness.Theycouldn'ttkeepawatchfuleyeontheirchildrenplayingdownthereinthoselovelygreenspaces.Thenewhigh-riseblocksquicklygotbroken.Theliftsdidn'ttwork.Thecorridorsweredark.Windowsweredamagedandwerenotrepaired.Therewasgraffitialloverthewalls.

16.Britishpeopleprefer.A.flatstodetachedhousesB.cottagestoflats(正確答案)C.modernhousestooldhousesD.citylifetocountrylife17.AgardenisconsideredtobedesirablebecauseA.it’sBritishB.itappearsrural(正確答案)C.gardeningispopularD.childrenlikegardens18.Britishpeopledon’tliketoliveintheblocksofflatsbecauseA.theywantmoreprivacy(正確答案)B.flatsaretoosmallC.flatsareinexpensiveareasD.theydisliketheneighborsthere19.Comparedwiththe19thcenturyhouses,thenewhigh-riseblocksA.wereinbetterlocationsB.werewarmlywelcomedC.weremuchbetterequipped(正確答案)D.weremuchmoreexpensive20.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.BritishCultureB.Houses,NotFlats(正確答案)C.BritishDreamD.KindsofHouses二、完形填空（共15小題，滿分30分）

Inthismodernworld,werusharoundallday,doingthings,talking,sendingandreadingmessages.Wearealwayson,alwaysconnected,alwaysthinking,andalwaystalking.Thereisno21forstillness.

Andwhenweare22tobestillbecausewe'reinlineforsomething,orwaitingatadoctor'sappointment,oronabusortrain,weoften23somethingtodo.Somewillplaywithmobiledevices;otherswillreadsomething.Beingstillisn'tsomethingwe're24.

Thiscomesata25:welosethattimeforconsideration,forobservingandlistening.Welosepeace.Andwhat’s26:sometimestoomuchactionisworsethannoactionatall.Youmayrunaroundcrazily,butget27done.Takeamomenttothinkabout28youspendyourdays.Areyouconstantly（不斷地）rushingaround?Areyouconstantlyreadingandansweringphonesorcheckingonthenewsandthelateststreamofinformation?

Isthishowyouwanttospendyour29?Ifso,peacebewithyou.Ifnot,takeamomenttobe30.Don'tthinkaboutwhatyouhavetodo,orwhatyou'vedonealready.Justbeinthemoment.

Thenafteraminuteortwoof31that,consideryourlife,andhowyou'dlikeittobe.Seeyourlifewithlessmovement,lessdoing,andlessrushing.Seeitwithmorestillness,moreconsideration,andmore32Thenbethatvision.

It'sprettysimple:allyouhavetodoissitstillforalittlebiteachday.33you’vegotusedtothat,trydoinglesseachday.Breathewhenyoufeelyourselfmovingtoofast.Slowdown.Findhappinessnow,inthismoment,insteadof34forit.Valuethestillness.It’streasure,andit’savailable35us,always.

21.（）A.placeB.chanceC.freedomD.time(正確答案)22.（）A.forced(正確答案)B.orderedC.invitedD.told23.（）A.takeB.find(