2019年成考专升本《英语》提分习题及答案（2）

　　I. Vocabulary and Structure

　　1. Tom was disappointed that most of the guests ______ when he ______at the party.

　　A. had left, arrived

　　B. left, had arrived

　　C. had left, had arrived

　　D. left, arrived

　　2. Sir Denis, who is 78, has made it known that much of his collection ______ to the nation.

　　A. has left

　　B. is to leave

　　C. leaves

　　D. is to be left

　　3. The work ______ by the time you get here.

　　A. will have been done

　　B. is done

　　C. had been done

　　D. would have done

　　4. It ______ for a week and the streets were flooded.

　　A. has rained

　　B. was rained

　　C. had been raining

　　D. should have rained

　　5. Sorry, but we cannot go to San Diego. Our cousins ____ to see us next Sunday.

　　A. come

　　B. are coming

　　C. have come

　　D. came

　　6. The bus is late and Julie is cold. She ____ for the bus for 10 minutes.

　　A. waits

　　B. waited

　　C. has been waiting

　　D. has waited

　　7. All of us think it difficult to ______ the difference between the two things.

　　A. talk

　　B. speak

　　C. lecture

　　D. tell

　　8. George is so ______ in debt that he is afraid to show up in the pub in case he meets his six creditors.

　　A. involved

　　B. concentrated

　　C. devoted

　　D. concerned

　　9. A new situation is likely to ______ when the school leaving age is raised to 16.

　　A. rise

　　B. arise

　　C. happen

　　D. raise

　　10. Be quiet! Its rude to ______ people when they are speaking.

　　A. interfere

　　B. introduce

　　C. interrupt

　　D. prevent

　　11. The music adviser taught her how to ______ a song to find its mood and meaning.

　　A. compose

　　B. preserve

　　C. include

　　D. analyze

　　12. Rapid reading means reading something fast just to ______ the general idea.

　　A. master B. seize C. grasp D. imagine

　　13. Finding it difficult to ______ to the climate in the city, he decided to move to the North.

　　A. adopt B. adapt

　　C. fit D. suit

　　14. They built strong walls round the town as a ______ against the enemy.

　　A. depend

　　B. defend

　　C. defeat

　　D. defense

　　15. The students were not____to leave the classroom without an adequate reason.

　　A. permitted B. remitted

　　C. admitted D. emitted

　　16. I don’t think it is easy to ______ your weight if keep on eating that way.

　　A. decrease B. reduce

　　C. decline D. shorten

　　17. The guide is ____ a line of tourists through the narrow passage with the help of his torch.

　　A.concluding

　　B.containing

　　C.conducting

　　D.conquering

　　18. It _______ the village where we spent our holidays last summer.

　　A. reminds me of

　　B. reminds me to

　　C. remembers me of

　　D. remembers me to

　19. It’s too expensive for me. I can’t _______it.

　　A. spend B. cost

　　C. pay D. afford

　　20. I didn’t know what to do but then an idea suddenly______ to me.

　　A. happened B. entered

　　C. occurred D. hit

　　参考答案：

　　1-5 ADACB 6-10 CDABC 11-15 ACBDA 16-20 BCADC

　II. Reading Comprehension

　　Knowledge is power. But there is another thing we must remember. An intelligent mind needs a strong body to make it most useful.

　　There are a great many good exercises for building up our bodies. Many of them may be done indoors in rainy weather. Indoor exercises, however, are never as helpful as those taken out of doors because in the open air there is more oxygen. The air in the house is not fresh. But out of doors it is very fresh, especially in the morning.

　　But what shall we play? There are a number of games such as football, basketball, races and so on. Any game with plenty of exercises is good.

　　Do not neglect your health. It is of as much importance as your mind. Our country now needs people with creative minds, good judgment, and healthy bodies.

　　1. One who has an intelligent mind is _D_____ .

　　A. very strong

　　B. very healthy

　　C. very clever

　　D. very stupid

　　2. “An intelligent mind needs a strong body to make it useful.” means ___B___ .

　　A. if you want to make your strong body useful, you must have an intelligent mind

　　B. in order to make your intelligent mind useful, you must have a strong body

　　C. to make your strong mind and strong body most useful you need a strong body

　　D. if you have a strong body you will have a strong mind

　　3. Which of the following statements is true? A

　　A. Indoor exercises are as helpful as outdoor ones.

　　B. Indoor exercises are no more helpful than outdoor exercises.

　　C. Neither indoor exercises nor outdoor exercises are helpful.

　　D. Outdoor exercises are more helpful than indoor ones.

　　4. The air in the house does not remain fresh very long. It’s because _C_____.

　　A. the fresh air can’t come into the house

　　B. there is only a little fresh air coming in and a little waste going out

　　C. the air in the house can’t move at all

　　D. the house gives off wastes

　　5. Our country now __A____ with creative minds, good judgment and healthy bodies.

　　A. needs men and women

　　B. only needs men

　　C. only needs scientists

　　D. does not need women but men

　　Survival is an art. Survivors are artists. The best acting is done in daily life, not on the stage. My late uncle Sir Alexander Korda, the motion-picture producer who could “charm money out of an empty safe”, was a gifted survivor.

　　Once, a group of investors called him in to complain that he had lost 5 000 000 of their money. Most men would have tried to defend themselves. Alex did not. “You are right,” he said quietly, “I have been wasteful, and careless. I have chosen the wrong scripts, paid too little attention to the budgets. I am too old for this business. I will retire. I only hope you will forgive me.”

　　Within an hour, the investors were busy encouraging Alex, cheering him up. It was out of the question for him to resign; they wouldn’t hear it. And by lunchtime, Alex had 2 000 000 more of their money and was back in the action again. When I asked him if he was happy about it, he said, “No. They would have put up three or four million, I think. Still, it’s a good lesson for you to learn. Always settle for less than you could get. It doesn’t hurt to have a reputation as a gentleman.”

　　6. According to the author, Sir Alexander Korda is an excellent artist because ___C___.

　　A. he is a motion-picture producer

　　B. he knows well about how to survive

　　C. he had a gift to act in the movie

　　D. he can get large amounts of money from investors

　　7. The phrase to “charm money out of an empty safe” in the context means . B

　　A. to put all your money to your savings account

　　B. to draw your money back if it is not in a safe place

　　C. to avoid wasting money if you have an empty pocket

　　D. to be able to get money even if it looks impossible

　　8. What would most probably have happened if Sir Alexander Korda had defended himself? D

　　A. He would resign and live miserably.

　　B. He would be considered a gentleman.

　　C. The investors would not forgive him.

　　D. The investors would give him more money.

　　9. Alex did not defend himself because . B

　　A. he hoped to have a happier life

　　B. his nature prevented him from doing so

　　C. he wanted to test if he could give the best acting

　　D. he knew the way to cope with the investors

　　10. Alex was not happy with the settlement because . A

　　A. he thought he could have got more from the investor

　　B. he didn’t teach the author a good lesson

　　C. he didn’t like the way he behaved

　　D. he lost his reputation as a gentleman

　III. Cloze

　　Passage One

　　Dr. William C Stokoe, Jr., was the chairman of the English Department at Gallaudet University. He saw the way deaf people communicated and was extremely 1 . He was a hearing person, and signs of the deaf were totally new to him.

　　Dr. Stokoe decided to propose a study of sign language. Many other teachers were not interested, and though Dr. Stokoe was 2 to think about studying sign language. Even deaf teachers were not very interested in the project. However, Dr. Stokoe did not give up. 3 , he started the Linguistics Research Program in 1957. Stokoe and his two deaf assistants, worked on this project during the summer and after school. The three researchers made films of deaf people signing. The deaf people in the film did not understand 4 the research about and were just trying to be nice to Dr. Stokoe. Many people thought the whole project was silly, but 5 agreed with Dr. Stokoe in order to please him.

　　Stokoe and his team studied the films of signing. They 6 the films and try to see patterns in the signs. The results of the research were 7 : the signs used by all of the signers followed certain linguistic rules.

　　Dr. Stokoe was the first linguist to test American Sign Language as a real language. He published the 8 in 1960, but not many people paid attention to the study. Dr. Stokoe was still 9 —he was the only linguist who 10 that sign language was more than gestures. He knew it was a language of its own and not just another form of English.

　　1. A. ashamed B. bored C. interested D. involved

　　2. A. idealistic B. crazy C. smart D. normal

　　3. A. Otherwise B. Instead C. Additionally D. Afterwards

　　4. A. what B. why C. that D. which

　　5. A. strongly B. hardly C. willingly D. merely

　　6. A. made B. advertised C. released D. analyzed

　　7. A. dissatisfying B. alarming C. surprising D. disappointing

　　8. A. results B. consequences C. endings D. resolutions

　　9. A. anxious B. afraid C. alert D. alone

　　10. A. wished B. reasoned C. believed D. decided

　　Passage Two

　　Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. Widespread 11 of written language would not have been 12 without some cheap and practical material to write 13 . The invention of paper meant that more people could be educated because more books could be printed and 14 . Together with the printing press, paper 15 an important way to spread knowledge.

　　Paper was first made in China. In Egypt and the West, paper was not very 16 used before the year 1400. The Egyptians wrote on a type of paper 17 from a glasslike water plant; Europeans used a writing material made from the skin of a sheep or goat 18 many hundreds of years. We have learnt some of the most important facts of European history from records or documents still 19 in good condition. The Chinese first made paper about 2,000 years ago. China still 20 pieces of paper which were made as long ago as that. It was made from the hair-like parts of certain plants.

　　11. A. use B. account C. access D. application

　　12. A. active B. positive C. possible D. possibility

　　13. A. by B. on C. in D. with

　　14. A. divided B. spread C. scattered D. distributed

　　15. A. offered B. granted C. supplied D. provided

　　16. A. always B. usually C. commonly D. generally

　　17. A. made B. making C. consisted D. consisting

　　18. A. at B. for C. in D. during

　　19. A. protected B. preserved C. cared for D. looked after

　　20. A. has B. holds C. prefers D. favors

　　参考答案：

　　1-5 CBBAD 6-10 DCADC 11-15 ACBDD 16-20 CABBA