2015年陕西统招专升本英语考试真题

Ⅱ.Reading Comprehension(50 points)

Directions:In this part are 4 passages.Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them,there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D.You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Passage One

Healthy trees are important to us all. Tress provide shade,beauty, and homes for wildlife. Trees give us products like paper and wood. Trees can give us all these only if they are healthy. They must be well cared for to remain healthy.

Your trees’trouble may be you yourself. People spend must time and money planting and maintaining trees. Trees help to improve the looks of homes,parks,and public public buildings. Yet , people who love trees the most may be the ones who cause them injury. Of course, they do not do this on purpose. They are most likely not aware of the kinds of things that injure tress. There are many people who cause tree injuries. You should become aware of the injuries and avoid causing them. Learn the things that can help to keep your trees healthy.

Healthy trees are beautiful. They make our world a pleasant place to live in. Unhealthy trees are not as beautiful. They make the world less pleasant. Healthy trees help to cool and clean the air. They can even deaden sound. Unhealthy trees cannot help or protect the environment. (81) Trees, like people , are disturbed by changes around them. Construction of building is a major cause of tree injuries.

41. According to the passage , only _____trees can give us shade , beauty , and products.

A.beautiful

B.healthy

C.old

D.young

42. People who love trees may ______.

A.never cause trees injury

B.damage trees on purpose

C.do harm to trees without knowing it

D.not be aware of which trees are healthy

43. People may improve the looks of their homes and public buildings by _____.

A.keeping unhealthy trees injured

B.making a lot of change around trees

C.cooling and cleaning the air around trees

D.planting trees and keeping them healthy

44. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Construction of buildings is good for trees

B. Some trees’ trouble comes from human beings.

C. People should keep trees beautiful.

D. Trees are not disturbed by changes around them.

45. The purpose of this passage is to tell_______.

A.that people should know the importance of keeping trees healthy

B.that people should plant more trees

C.what trees can be used for construction of buildings

D.what kinds of trees look beautiful

Passage Two

Why do we laugh? For yeas scientists have asked themselves this question. No animals laugh and smile---only human beings do. So does laughing help us to live longer? The answer seems to lie in that smiling and laughing help us to become less worried and calm, preventing illnesses that

are caused by stress. Laughing is really the best medicine.

But if you’re unhappy, it can’t do you any good to smile, can it? That’s not true. It is clear that smiling works just in the same way whether you feel like smiling or not. Scientists in California asked a group of students to act five different feelings: happiness, sadness, anger, surprise and fear---just using their faces. Changes in their heart rate, blood pressure and temperature were recorded. Most of the feelings they acted didn’t cause changes, but when the students smiled, their heart rate and their blood pressure went down. That happened even though they were only acting! So even if we feel sad inside, smiling seems to make us feel better.

Now, what makes us laugh?(82) It seems that the answer to the question is far from simple, Everyone likes jokes, but we don’t laugh at the same ones. It depends largely on how old we are. There are some jokes, for example, that children love but older people might not find funny.

46. In the first paragraph, the underlined word “stress” can be best explained as “______”

A.surprise and fear

B. work and duty

C.happiness and sadness

D. Pressure and worry

47. Which of the following statements is TRUE based on the passage?

A. Laughing helps us to live ten years longer.

B. If you are in a bad mood, smiling helps to make you feel relieved.

C. Our blood pressure can be influenced by five different facial expressions mentioned.

D. People ,old and young,are likely to laugh at the same jokes.

48. In the passage, the writer seems to pay more attention to ______.

A.have laughing and smiling are connected with health

https://www.360docs.net/doc/7f813036.html,paring human beings with animals

C.finding out if any research has been done about laughing

D.the degree to which laughing and smiling are helpful

49. The passage tells us that smiling and laughing _______.

A.have nothing to do with one’s heart rate

B.do one no good when one is sad.

C.lower one’s blood pressure

D.lower one’s body temperature

50. According to the author,______.

A.it is rather complicated to answer the question “Why do we laugh?”

B.it is really simple to answer the question “Why do we laugh?”

C.it is not necessary to answer the question “Why do we laugh?”

D.scientists have already answer the question “Why do we laugh?”

Ⅲ.Cloze Test(20 points)

Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage.For each blank,there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D.You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.Then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Section A (非英语专业学生做）

One day when I was having a hearty lunch at a fast-food restaurant, an old couple entered. They __61__ a meal at the counter. And then they took a seat and began to __62__ food out of the dish. One the table there was one small hamburger, one pair of chicken wings and one orange juice. They elderly man __63__ what they had into two and put __64__ in front of his wife with great care.

He tasted the juice. His wife tasted it as well and set the paper cup __65__ them. “what a __66__ couple! What they can __67__ is just one meal for both of them,”though I.__68__ the man started to eat his chicken wings, I __69__up, went towards them and told them that I was __70__to buy another meal for them. To my surprise, he __71__ refused me and said that they considered it a good __72__ to share everything they had. __73__ , the woman stopped eating. Instead she just sat there, __74__him eating, and taking turns to drink juice. Once again I__75__ to buy them something to eat but they said “NO”. After a moment, when he was __76__ his mouth with a napkin, I __77__ not bear it any longer. Therefore ,I made an offer a third time.

__78__ being refused again, I asked everything.__80__are you waiting for on earth?”“ The teeth,” she answered.

61. A.asked B.requested C.ate D.ordered

62. A.carry B.take C.fetch D.bring

63. A.divided B.transformed C.added D.cut

64. A.it B.that C.this D.one

65. A.among B.behind C.between D.besides

66. A.crazy B.mad C.rich D.poor

67. A.afford B.choose C.require D.give

68. A. Since B. Though C. When D. Until

69. A.came B.stood C.hurried D.raised

70. A.concerned B.willing C.unwilling D.reluctant

71. A.kind B.kindness C.kindly D.unkind

72. A.approach B.habit C.case D.model

73. A. Surprisingly B. Sadly C. Shockingly D. Bitterly

74. A.seeing B.noticing C.watching D.signaling

75. A.expected B.asked C.questioned D.pleased

76. A.wiping B.washing C.bathing D.touching

77. A.should B.could C.might D.would

78. A. With B. Before C. After D. Through

79. A.curiously B.strangely C.carelessly D.roughly

80. A. Why B. Who C. When D. What

Section B (英语专业学生做）

If you are worried about things and are under a lot of stress at work or school, then you are probably not sleeping well. Worry can keep you awake, 61 over and over in bed until the

early hours of the morning when you eventually 62 asleep. When you wake up, you don't feel 63 , but tired and worn out and64 to face a new day.

Dr. Henry Winkle ,in a recent newspaperarticle 65 Stress and Sleep,66 that stress and lack of sleep are directly 67 .Dr. Winkle says, "The more we worry, the68 we sleep, the more we are unable to deal with 69 . ”"If we can find a way to get a good night's sleep," he70 , "we can often find the71 to deal with what's worrying us."

So, what is a good night's sleep? Research shows that the amount of sleep which people need in order to keep healthy 72 a lot. Seven hours is about the average amount,73 strangely enough, sleeping longer often gives you a headache74 of making you feel more refreshed.

Dr. Winkle believes that preparing for sleeping is important. People who work late should try to give themselves a short 75and do something restful before going to bed. This could be watching TV or listening to music. Doing some exercise 76 in the day should help you to feel physically as well as 77 tired. A bedtime drink can also help, but coffee or tea should be avoided as they contain caffeine and will keep you 78 . "When you put the light 79 ," Dr. Winkle says, "concentrate on relaxing your muscles, working slowly up from your feet, and you'll be asleep 80 you know it."