英語專升本 高級英語試題（A）卷

英語專升本高級英語試題（A）卷I.Fillineachblankwithanappropriatewordgiven（10%）retreatcritiqueinsolencesinkintoaccomplicecompensateconveytooutofsortsprobingturnedto1.Hespokewithsuchcoolnessthatwhathesaidsoundedalmostlike______.2.Shewasaccusedofbeinga(n)______inthekidnapping.3.We’vehadahotdayandalltiredand______.4.Thefirmagreedto______itsworkersfortheirloss.5.Thepresshasbeencriticizedfor______toodeeplyintothefamousfootballplayer’sprivatelife.6.Ifyouborrowbeyondyourcapacitytorepay,youmight______adebttrap.7.Itisa______fromhisoriginalpositiononindustrialrelation.8.TheCEO______hisattention______thepracticalmattersofthecompany.9.Samofferedanextended______toreportersofwhatheviewedasweaknessesagainstsocialcrime.10.Therailwaycompanydecidedtoextendabranchlineto_________coal_________othercities.II.Fillineachblankwiththeappropriateformsofthegivenword(20%)1.Shereadtheletterand______burstintotears.(prompt)2.Onewaytolowercostwillbetopursueapolicyof______.(globalize)3.The______towerwasbuiltin1850.(loftily)4.Thepresidenthada______thathewassafefromsuchascandal.(delude)5.Hisspeech______washopelessduetohispoorlocalaccent.(deliver)6.WehikedtheGrandCanyontoexplorethecliff______oftheIndians.(dwell)7.Whatshefeelsforherboyfriendisakinto______.(worshipper)8.Iwas______enoughtovisitsomanycountriesasalecturer.(fortune)9.Fewcountrieshaveasrichadiversityof______asSouthArica.(habitant)10.Theywereappalledbyhis______behavior.(lunacy)III．Choosethewordthatcanreplacetheunderlinedpartineachsentencewithoutchangingitsoriginalmeaning（20%）1.ThefugitivefailedinpredictingtheencounterwithateamofarmedpolicemenA.suddencontactB.unexpectedmeeting(正確答案)C.brieftouchD.fierceconflict2.Itiseasytojudgefromhiscontemptuoussmilethathefeelsquitesuperiorwhentalkingwithhissubordinates.A.grinB.smirkC.giggleD.sneer(正確答案)3.Thisresearchseemstohavelentsomevaliditytothetheorythatthedrugmightcausecancer.A.hintB.implicationC.soundness(正確答案)D.conclusion4.Mostmediacoveragedisapprovesofthetravelers’lifestyle.A.propagandaB.releaseC.reporting(正確答案)D.printing5.Ioftenwonderwhatmakesitpossibleforcamelstosurviveintheharshenvironmentofthedesert.A.disagreeableB.dryC.severe(正確答案)D.humid6.Sheisasociablegirl,asaresult,shehasalotoffriends.A.cooperativeB.amiableC.companionable(正確答案)D.gracious7.Hewaswearingawhitesilkscarfwithanembroideredfringeateachend.A.edge(正確答案)B.frontierC.trimD.border8.Howcouldyoubesorudewhentheyweregraciousenoughtoaskustodinner.A.courteous(正確答案)B.gracefulC.gentlemanlikeD.merciful9.Theduke’sdaughterbecamemuteafterashock.A.dumb(正確答案)B.silenceC.speechlessD.wordless10.Thewomandetectiveshiftedherstancefromonefoottotheother.A.attitudeB.position(正確答案)C.perspectiveD.StandpointIV.Readingcomprehension(10%)Childrenaregettingsofatthattheymaybethefirstgenerationtodiebeforetheirparents,anexpertclaimedyesterday.Today’syoungstersarealreadyfallingpreytopotentialkillerssuchasdiabetesbecauseoftheirweight.Fattyfast-fooddietscombinedwithsedentarylifestylesdominatedbytelevisionsandcomputerscouldmeankidswilldietragicallyyoung,saysProfessorAndrewPrentice,fromtheLondonSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicine.

Atthesametime,theshapeofthehumanbodyisgoingthroughahugeevolutionaryshiftbecauseadultsaregettingsofat.HereinBritain,latestresearchshowsthattheaveragewaistsizeforamanis36-38in,andmaybe42-44,by2032.Thiscompareswithonly32.6in.in1972.Women’swaistshavegrownfromanaverageof22in.in1920to24in.inthefiftiesand30in.now.Oneofthemajorreasonswhychildrennowareatgreaterriskisthatwearegettingfatteryounger.

IntheUKalone,morethanonemillionunder-16sareclassedasoverweightorobese—doublethenumberinthemidEighties.Oneintenfour-year-oldsarealsomedicallyclassifiedasobese.Theobesitypandemic—anextensiveepidemic—whichstartedintheUS,hasnowspreadtoEurope,Australasia,CentralAmericaandtheMiddleEast.Manynationsnowrecordmorethan20percentoftheirpopulationasclinicallyobeseandwelloverhalfthepopulationasoverweight.Prof.Prenticesaidthechangeinourshapehadbeencausedbyanoversupplyofeasilyavailablehigh-energyfoodscombinedwithadramaticdropintheenergyweuseasaresultoftechnologydevelopments.Heisnotaloneinhisconcern.Onlylastweekonemedicaljournalrevealedhowobesitywasfuellingariseincancercases.Obesityalsoincreasestheriskfactorforstrokesandheartdiseaseaswellasdiabetes.Anaveragelyobeseperson’slifespanisshortenedbyaroundnineyearswhileaseverelyobesepersonbymanymore.

Prof.Prenticesaid,“Sowillparentsoutlivetheirchildren,asclaimedrecentlybyanAmericanobesityspecialist?Theanswerisyesandno.Yes,whentheoffspringbecomegrosslyobese.ThisisnowbecominganalarminglycommonoccurrenceintheUS.Suchchildrenandadolescentshaveagreatlyreducedqualityoflifeintermsofboththeirphysicalandpsychosocialhealth.”Sosay“No”tothatdoughnutandburger.1.Prof.AndrewPrenticesaidthatthelifeofanextremelyfatchild________A.mightbeshorter(正確答案)B.mightbelongerC.shorterthanhisfather,butlongerthanhismotherD.mightbelongerthanhisfather,butshorterthanhismother2.Theword“prey”(Line2,Para.1)means________A.victim(正確答案)B.vitaminC.foodD.fool3.Whichofthefollowingfailstorefertoanobesechild?A.Anextremelyweightychild.(正確答案)B.Anextremelyfatchild.C.Anextremelyfattychild.D.Anover-weightchild.4.Accordingtothepassage,obesityisanextensiveepidemicstartingin__________A.AsiaB.NorthAmerica(正確答案)C.EuropeD.CentralAmerica5.WhichofthefollowingdiseaseisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.pneumonia(正確答案)B.diabetesC.heartdiseaseD.strokeV.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsandphrasesgiveninthebrackets(30%)1.雖然已經沒有任何力量支持他了，他依然堅持自己的計劃。（propup）()2.我把日期搞錯了，所以到達的日期不對了。（mixup）()3.他當眾重復了他私下說過的話。(inpublic)()4.聽到女兒被牛津大學錄取，她的心中充滿了驕傲。（swell）()5.勤勉和忠誠有時可以彌補能力的不足。(compensatefor)()6.我們不能以現代的觀點去解釋他的生活，而應該理解他作為一個作家的時代局限。(in…li