1、陕西省普通高等教育专升本招生考试大学英语样题2014年省普通高等教育专升本招生考试大学英语试题注意事项：1.考生领到试题后，须按规定在试题上填写、号和座位号。2.所有答案必须在答题卡指定区域作答，在试题上作答无效。考试结束后，将 本试题和答题卡一并交回。3.满分为150分。考试时间为150分钟。I. Vocabulary and Structure （40 分）Directions： In this part, there are 40 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C a
2、nd D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single 1 ine through the centre.1.If only I more money. I could afford a copy of this current Englishdictionary.A. have B. wi 11 have C. had D. had had2.Id rather you those important documents wit
3、h you when you began to take a trip.A. dont take B. didnt take C. wont take D. not take3.He said the driver must have had an accident； otherwise he by then.A. would have arrived B. must have arrivedC. should arrive D. would arrive4.the help of their group, we would not have succeeded in the investig
4、ation.A. Besides B. Regardless of C. But for D. Despite5.Our demand is that another experimentA. shal 1 be made B. will be made C. must be made D. be made6.In the case of an opera, the composers wrote their music following the original texts, in Italian, French or German.A. they being B. be they C.
5、were they D. beingthey7.They organized a club, Torn its chairman.A. was B. he C. is D. being8.There are fifty students in the class； half of are from the United States.A. them B. which C. whom D. those9.Neither of the young men who had applied for a position in the university .A has been accepted B.
6、 have been acceptedC. was accepted D. were accepted10.Im sorry I couldn* t get in touch wi th him before he left, I him earlier.A. had a telephone B. have phonedD. should be phoned C. should have phoned11.Had the weather been good, the children out for a walk.A. had gone B. could have gone C. would
7、go D. went12.The general * s command was that he this important task at once.A.would carry out B. carry out C. carries out D. has carriedout 13. Peter wishes that he law instead of literature when he was at col lege.B.could study B. studied C. had studied D. wouldstudy 14. I really appreciate from y
8、ou two years ago when I was at college.C.being heard B. hearing C. to hear D. havingheard15. The man in the corner confessed to a lie to the manager of the company three weeks before.for so long after your arrival.B.having kept you waitingC.waiting for you D. keeping you waiting17. There was so much
9、 noise that the speaker couldnt make himself .A.hearing B. being heard C. to hear D.heard 18. The manager has his employees a business report every week.B.to write B. written C. writing D.write 19. The famous novel is said into Chinese.C.to have translated B. to be translateD.to have been translated
10、 D. to translate20.Young he is, he knows what is the right thing to do.A. that B. as C. although D. however21.Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to healthyA. preserve B. stay C. maintain D.reserve22.People are more _ to spend money on goods with an attractive look than those wi
11、thout.A. attracted B. tempted C. persuaded D. tended23.They are always on good with their next-door neighbors for the childrenssake.A. friendship B. relations C. terms D.intentions 24. He spoke so quickly that I did not what he said.A. catch B. accept C. take D. listen25. As the journey was a long o
12、ne, he took a friend with him for .A. pleasure B. entertainment C. company D.defence 26. We * ve sugar. Ask him to lend us some.A. run away with B. run down C. run off D. run outof27.I am very to you for your help.A. grateful B. agreeable C. pleased D.thanks 28. The experiment the discovery of a cur
13、e for cancer.A. happened to B. led off C. resulted in D. set叩 29. There arent many pandas in the world today.A. alive B. 1 iving C. lively D.lived 30. They were so far away that I couldnt their faces clearly.A. see through B. make up C. see off D. make out31.Achieving a high degree of proficiency in
14、 English as is not a mysterious without scientific basis.A. process B. practice C. procedure D. program32.A completely new situation is likely to when the school leaving age is raised to 16.A. arouse B. rise C. arise D. raise33.We cant one to change the habits of a lifetime in a short time.A. hope B
15、. anticipate C. expect D. imagine34.It was necessary to the factory building as the company was doing more and more business.A. extend B. increase C. lengthen D. enlarge35.I asked the tai lor to make a small to my trousers because they were too long.A. change B. variation C. revision D.alteration36.
16、Jack is good, kind, hard-working and intelligent. , I can* t speak too highlyof him.A. As a result B. By the way C. On the whole D. In a word37.Political parties often differ in their views on various concerning theirown countries.A. ways B. measures C. issues D. patterns38.his knowledge of the moun
17、tainous country, John Smith was appointed as ourguide.A. In spite of B. On account of C. Regardless of D. Insteadof39.The lawyer was expected to some proposals after reading all those documents.A. come up with B. put up with C. look up to D. keep up with40.In my opinion, you can widen the of these i
18、mprovements through your activeparticipation.A. size B. volume C. area D. scopeII Reading Comprehension (50 分)Directions： In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You shou
19、ld decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage 1(81)In ancient times wealth was measured and exchanged in things that could be touched： food, tools, and precious metals and stone. Then the barter system was replaced by
20、 coins, which still had real value since they were pieces of rare metal. Coins were fol lowed by fiat money, paper notes that have value only because everyone agrees to accept them.Today electronic monetary systems are gradually being introduced that will transform money into even less tangible form
21、s, reducing it to a series of bits and bytes, or units of computerized information, going between machines at the speed of light. Already, electronic fund transfer allows money to be instantly sent and received by different banks, companies, and countries through computers and telecommunications dev
22、ices.41.Which of the fol lowing would be the most appropriate title for the passage ?A.International Banking PoliciesB.The History of Monetary ExchangeC.The Development of Paper CurrenciesD.Current Problems in the Economy42.According to the passage, which of the fol lowing was the earliest kind of e
23、xchange of wealth?A. Bartered goods B. Flat money C. Coin currency D. Intangible forms 43. The author mentions food, tools and precious metals and stones together because they are all .A. useful items B. articles of valueC. difficult things to obtain D. material objects44.According to the passage, c
24、oins once had real value as currency because they .A.represented a great improvement over barterB.permitted easy transportation of wealthC.were made of precious metalsD.could become collectors items45.Which of the following statements about computerized monetary systems is NOT supported by the passa
25、ge?A.They promote international trade.B.They allow very rapid money transfers.C.They are still limited to small transactions (交易).D.They are dependent on good te1ecommun icat i ons systems.Passage TwoAt the University of Kansas art museum, scientists tested the effect of different colored walls on t
26、wo groups of visitors to an exhibit of paintings. For the first group the room was painted white； for the second, dark brown. Movement of each group was fol lowed by an electrical equipment under the carpet. (82)The experiment showed that those who entered the dark brown walked more quickly, covered
27、 more area, and spent less time in the room than people in the white one. Dark brown made people more active, but the activity ended sooner. Not only the choice of colors but also the general appearance of a room affects those inside. Another experiment presented people with photographs of faces who
28、se energy was to be commented on. Three groups of people were used、 each was shown the same photos, but each rgroup was in an ordinary room-a nice office. The third was in a tastefully designed living room with carpeting. Results showed that the people in the beautiful room tend to give higher marks
29、 to the faces than those in the ugly room did. Other studies show that students do better on tests taken in comfortable rooms than in ordinary-looking or ugly rooms.46.Which of the following is the best expression of the main idea of this passage?A.People in beautiful rooms tend to give higher marks
30、 to photos of faces than people in ugly roomsB.The color and general appearance of a room have a deeper effect on the behavior of the people in itC.The University of Kansas has studied the effects of the color of a room on people* s behaviorD.Beautifully furnished, light-colored rooms make people mo
31、re comfortable than ugly, dark rooms47.According to the passage, we may conclude that the whiter a room is .A.the longer people like to stay in itB.the sooner people in it will leaveC.the more active people in it will becomeD.the more excited people in it will become48.What is referred to as the nge
32、neral appearance1 in this passage is .Passage ThreeThe water we drink and use is running short in the world. We all have to learn how to stop wasting our limited water. One of the steps we should take is to find ways of reusing it. Experiments have already been done in this field.Today in most large cities, fresh water is used only once, then it runs into waste system. But it is possi
