2020年专升本英语强化阶段试卷

2020年“专升本”《英语》强化阶段试卷考试说明：1．考试时间为150分钟；2．满分为150分；3. 答案请填写在答题纸上。

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Part I Reading Comprehension (60 marks, 60 minutes) Section A (每小题2分)Directions:There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet. (40 marks) Passage OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:In an essay entitled Making It in America, the author Adam Davidson tells a joke from cotton country about just how much a modern textile factory has been automated: The average factory has only two employees today, “A man and a dog. The man is there to feed the dog, and the dog is there to keep the man away from the machines.”Davidson’s article is one of a number of pieces making the point that the reason of such high unemployment and declining middle-class incomes today is largely because of the advances in information technology revolution, which is more rapidly than ever replacing labor with machines.In the past, workers with average skills could earn an average lifestyle. But, today, average is officially over. Being average just won’t earn you what it used to. It can’t when so many more employers have more access to more above average cheap foreign labor, cheap robotics. Therefore, everyone needs to find their extra-their unique value contribution that makes them stand out in their field of employment.Yes, new technology has been eating jobs forever, and always will. But there’s been an speeding-up. As Davidson notes,“In the 10 years ending in 2009, U.S. factories shed workers so fast that they got rid of almost all the gains of the previous 70 years; about 6 million manufacturingjobs in total disappeared.”There will always be change – new jobs, new products. But the one thing we know for sure is that with each advance in I.T. revolution, the best jobs will require workers to have more and better education to make themselves above average.In a world where average is officially over, there are many things we need to do to support employment, but nothing would be more important than passing some kind of G. I. Bill for the 21st century that ensures that every American has access to post-high school education.1.The joke in Paragraph 1 is used to illustrate _______.A. the impact of technological advancesB. the relaxation of job pressureC. the cut of textile millsD. the decline of middle-class incomes2.According to Paragraph 3, to be a successful employee, one has to ______.A. work on cheap robotsB. ask for a moderate salaryC. adopt an average lifestyleD. contribute something unique3.What Davidson points in Paragraph 4 explains that ______.A. gains of technology have been goneB. job opportunities are disappearing at a high speedC. factories are making much less money than beforeD. new jobs and services have always been offered4.According to the author, to reduce unemployment, the most important is ______.A. to speed up the I.T. revolutionB. to ensure more education for peopleC. to advance economic globalizationD. to pass more bills in the 21st century5.Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage?A. New Law Takes EffectB. Technology Goes CheapC. Average Is OverD. Economic Development Is WorsePassage TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:A century ago, the immigrants from across the Atlantic included settlers and sojourners. Along with the many folks looking to make a permanent home in the United States came those who had no intention to stay, and who would make some money and then go home. About a quarter of all Italian immigrants, for example, eventually returned to Italy for good. They even had a lovely nickname, “birds of passage”.Today, we are much stricter about immigrants. We divide newcomers into two categories: legal or illegal, good or bad. That framework has contributed strongly to our broken immigration system and the long political paralysis over how to fix it. We don’t need more categories, but we need to change the way we think about categories. We need to look beyond strict definitions of legal and illegal. To start, we can recognize the new birds of passage.Crop pickers, violinists, construction workers, engineers, home health-care aides and physicistsare among today’s birds of passage. They are energetic participants in a global economy driven by the flow of work, money and ideas. They prefer to come and go as opportunity calls them. They can manage to have a job in one place and a family in another.With or without permission, they straddle (跨越) laws and identities with ease. We need them to imagine the United States as a place where they can be productive for a while without committing themselves to staying forever. We need them to feel that they can belong to two nations honorably. Accommodating this new world of people in motion will require new attitudes on both sides of the immigration battle. Looking beyond the culture war logic of right or wrong means opening up the middle ground and understanding that managing immigration today requires multiple paths, including some that are not easy to accomplish legally in the existing system.6.In the first paragraph, “birds of passage” refer to those who ______.A. immigrate across the AtlanticB. leave their home countries for goodC. stay in a foreign country for a short termD. find permanent jobs overseas7.It is implied in paragraph 2 that the current immigration system in the US ______.A. needs new immigrant categoriesB. has loosened control over immigrantsC. should be adjusted to meet challengesD. has been fixed by political means8.According to the author, today’s birds of passage love ______.A. financial motivationB. a global recognitionC. opportunities to get regular jobsD. the freedom to stay and leave9.The author suggests that the birds of passage today should be treated ______.A. as faithful partnersB. with economic favorsC. with legal toleranceD. as powerful matches10.The most appropriate title for this passage would be ______.A. Come and Go: Big MistakeB. Living and Thriving: Great RiskC. With or Without: Great RiskD. Legal or Illegal: Big MistakePassage ThreeQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:Snap decisions can be important defense mechanisms; if we are judging whether someone is dangerous, our brains and bodies are hard-wired to react very quickly, within milliseconds (毫秒). But we need more time to assess other factors. To accurately tell whether someone is friendly, studies show, we need at least a minute, preferably five. It takes a while to judge complex aspects of personality, like neuroticism (神经过敏) or open-mindedness.But snap decisions in reaction to rapid stimuli (刺激物) aren’t exclusive to the interpersonal domain. Psychologists found that viewing a fast-food logo for just a few milliseconds prepares us to read 20 percent faster, even though reading has little to do with eating. We unconsciously associate (联想) fast food with speed and impatience and carry those impulses (冲动) into whatever else we’re doing.Yet we can turn around such influences. If we know we will overreact to consumer products or housing options when we see a happy face (one reason good sales representatives and real estate agents are always smiling), we can take a moment before buying.John Gottman, the marriage expert, explains that we quickly “thin slice” information reliably only after we ground such snap reactions in “thick sliced” long-term study. When Dr. Gottman really wants to assess whether a couple will stay together, he invites them to his island retreat for a much longer evaluation: two days, not two seconds.Our ability to decline our hard-wired reactions by pausing is what distinguishes us from animals: dogs can think about the future only occasionally or for a few minutes. But historically we have spent about 12 percent of our days thinking the longer term. Although technology might change the way we react, it hasn’t changed our nature. We still have the imaginative capacity to rise above temptation and reverse the high-speed trend.11.The time needed in making decisions may ______.A. differ according to the urgency of the situationB. prove the complexity of our brain reactionC. depend solely on the importance of the assessmentD. pre-determine the accuracy of our judgment12.Our reaction to a fast-food logo shows that snap decisions ______.A. can be associativeB. are not unconsciousC. can be dangerousD. are not hasty13.To turn around the negative influences of snap decisions, we should ______.A. trust our first impressionB. do as people usually doC. think before we actD. ask for expert advice14.John Gottman says that reliable snap reactions are based on ______.A. critical assessmentB. ‘‘thin sliced’’ studyC. sensible explanationD. adequate information15.The author’s attitude toward reversing the high-speed trend is ______.A. TolerantB. uncertainC. optimisticD. doubtfulPassage FourQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:It is said that in England death is pressing, in Canada inevitable and in California optional. Small wonder. Americans’ life expectancy has nearly doubled over the past century. Failing hips can be replaced, clinical depression controlled, cataracts removed in a 30-minute surgical procedure. Such advances offer the aging population a quality of life that was unimaginable when I entered medicine 50 years ago. But not even a great health-care system can cure death—and our failure to confront that reality now threatens this greatness of ours.Death is normal; we are genetically programmed to disintegrate and perish, even under idealconditions. We all understand that at some level, yet as medical consumers we treat death as a problem to be solved. Shielded by third-party payers from the cost of our care, we demand everything that can possibly be done for us, even if it's useless. The most obvious example is late-stage cancer care. Physicians—frustrated by their inability to cure the disease and fearing loss of hope in the patient—too often offer aggressive treatment far beyond what is scientifically justified.In 1950, the U.S. spent $12.7 billion on health care. In 2002, the cost will be $1,540 billion. Anyone can see this trend is unsustainable. Yet few seem willing to try to reverse it. Some scholars conclude that a government with finite resources should simply stop paying for medical care that sustains life beyond a certain age—say 83 or so. Former Colorado governor Richard Lamm has been quoted as saying that the old and infirm “have a duty to die and get out of the way ” so that younger, healthier people can realize their potential.I would not go that far. Energetic people now routinely work through their 60s and beyond, and remain dazzlingly productive. At 78, Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone jokingly claims to be 53. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is in her 70s, and former surgeon general C. Everett Koop chairs an Internet start-up in his 80s.These leaders are living proof that prevention works and that we can manage the health problems that come naturally with age. As a mere 68-year-old, I wish to age as productively as they have.Yet there are limits to what a society can spend in this pursuit. Ask a physician, I know the most costly and dramatic measures may be ineffective and painful. I also know that people in Japan and Sweden, countries that spend far less on medical care, have achieved longer, healthier lives than we have. As a nation, we may be overfunding the quest for unlikely cures while underfunding research on humbler therapies that could improve people's lives.16.What is implied in the first sentence?A. Americans are better prepared for death than other people.B. Americans enjoy a higher life quality than ever before.C. Americans are over-confident of their medical technology.D. Americans take a vain pride in their long life expectancy.17.The author uses the example of cancer patients to show that ______.A. medical resources are often wastedB. doctors are helpless against fatal diseasesC. some treatments are too aggressiveD. medical costs are becoming unaffordable18.The author's attitude to ward Richard Lamm's remark is one of ______.A. strong disapprovalB. reserved consentC. slight contemptD. enthusiastic support19.In contrast to the U.S. ,Japan and Sweden are funding their medical care______.A. more flexiblyB. more extravagantlyC. more cautiouslyD. more reasonably20.The text intends to express the idea that______.A. medicine will further prolong people's livesB. life beyond a certain limit is not worth livingC. death should be accepted as a fact of lifeD. excessive demands increase the cost of health careSection BDirections: In the following passage, some sentences have been removed. For questions 21-25, choose the most suitable one from the list A-G to fit into each of the numbered blanks. There are two extra choices, which do not fit into any of the gaps. Mark your answers on Answer Sheet. (10 marks)How to Have a Successful Teenage LifeEveryone wants to succeed in their life, don’t they? Even as a teenager, you can achieve success in your life; it really isn’t that hard. 21• Do well in school. No matter how boring it is now, education will help you be a productive member in society. Try your best for excellence in school; listen to the teachers, do your homework, study, and get good grades. Doing so will help you get into a better university, which will enable you to have a bright future. 22• Do good in your community(社区). V olunteering can not only improve your community's status, it could make you happier. Studies show that people who volunteer are less likely to develop depression (抑郁) than people who don’t. 23 For example, if you love animals, volunteer at an animal shelter. If you love helping the environment, plant trees or pick up litter. When you help others, it will make you feel better about yourself.• 24 Remember, they’re there to help you be the best that you can be. Respect them and value their opinions, even if they annoy you sometimes. 25 You don't get to choose your teachers or your family, but you still have to put up with them. Learn how to deal with people now, because when you’re an adult, you don’t get to choose your boss or your co-workers, so learn how to respect them now.A.Live life to the fullest.B.School sets you up on the right track!C.Be nice to your parents and teachers.D.Find chances to do volunteer work that interests you.E.It will help you pass time and develop your personality.F.Here are some important points that you may find helpful.G.Keep in mind that they do the things they do because they care about you.Section C (每小题1分）Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Please blacken the corresponding letter for each itemon Answer Sheet. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. (10 marks)Before Moko the dolphin turned up, the beached whales were in clear distress. But when Moko arrived at Mahia beach on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island, their mood changed and they 26 him to safety.The ability of some animals to communicate is well known. What’s less well documented, 27 , is the communication between species. Justin Gregg, vice president of the Dolphin Communication Project, said it is 28 that a dolphin and a whale could communicate in some way. “But it wouldn’t be instructions 29 ‘Hey, buddy, the open ocean is over here. Follow me.”Dolphins use three forms of 30 to other dolphins-whistles, clicking and postures. A whale might have signals in 31 with a dolphin, just as different species of dolphins are known to share signals which might theoretically 32 a form of basic inter-species communication.There are many reasons why different species communicate, says Vincent Janik, lecturer at the Sea Mammal Research Unit at St Andrew’s University. “The animals 33 the systems of others 34 their own benefits. Sometimes the benefits are the same for each, 35 they share information. Sometimes they are trying to take advantage of the other.Part II Integrated Testing (30 marks, 30 minutes)Section A Cloze (每小题1分）Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then blacken the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet. (20 marks)Given the advantages of electronic money, you might think that we would move quickly to the cashless society where all payments are made electronically. 36 , a true cashless society is probably not around the 37 . Indeed, predictions have been 38 for two decades but have 39 come to reality. 40 , Business Week predicted in 1975 41 electronic payment would soon “revolutionize the 42 concept of money itself,” only to reverse itself several years 43 . Why has the movement to a cashless society been so 44 in coming?Although electronic payment may be more 45 than a payment system based on paper, several factors work 46 the disappearance of the paper system. First, it is very 47 to set up the computer, card reader, and networks necessary to make electronic money the 48 form of payment. Second, paper checks have the advantage that they 49 receipts (收据), something thatmany consumers are unwilling to 50 . Third, electronic payment may 51 security concerns. We often hear media reports that a hacker (黑客) has been able to 52 a computer database and to alter information 53 there, which means that dishonest persons could access bank accounts in electronic payments systems and 54 from others accounts. And the prevention of this 55 is no easy task.36. A. However B. Moreover C. Therefore D. Otherwise37. A. space B. road C. street D. corner38. A. off B. back C. over D. around39. A. so far B. not yet C. or so D. or else40. A. Such as B. By contrast C. In particular D. For example41. A. when B. that C. which D. where42. A. same B. very C. rare D. last43. A. before B. ago C. onward D. later44. A. silent B. sudden C. slow D. steady45. A. efficient B. effective C. sufficient D. competent46. A. for B. against C. with D. on47. A. imaginative B. sensitive C. expensive D. productive48. A. similar B. original C. temporary D. dominant49. A. collect B. provide C. copy D. print50. A. give up B. take over C. bring back D. pass down51. A. ride B. express C. raise D. rise52. A. access B. create C. search D. display53. A. analyzed B. shared C. stored D. displayed54. A. steal B. choose C. benefit D. return55. A. effort B. crime C. database D. payment第二部分非选择题Section B Short Answer Questions (每小题2分）Directions:In this part there is a short passage followed by five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements with no more than 10 words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet. (10 marks)Americans usually consider themselves a friendly people. Their friendships, however, tend to be shorter and more casual than friendships among people from other cultures. It is not uncommon for Americans to have only one close friend during their lifetime, and consider other “friends” to be just social acquaintances. This attitude probably has something to do with American mobility and the fact that Americans do not like to be dependent on other people. They tend to “compartmentalize” (划分) friendships, having “friends at work”, “friends on the softball team”, “family friends”, etc.Because the United States is a highly active society, full of movement and change, people always seem to be on the go. In this highly charged atmosphere, Americans can sometimes seem brusque (无礼的) or impatient. They want to get to know you as quickly as possible and then move on to something else. Sometimes, early on, they will ask you questions that you may feel are very personal. No insult is intended; the questions usually grow out of their genuine interest or curiosity, and their impatience to get to the heart of the matter. And Americans are usually eager to explain all about their country or anything “American”. So much so in fact that you may become tired of listening. It doesn’t matter, because Americans tend to be uncomfortable with silence during a conversation. They would rather talk about the weather or the latest sports scores, for example, than deal with silence.On the other hand, don’t expect Americans to be knowledgeable about international geography or world affairs, unless those subjects directly involve the United States. Because the United States is not surrounded by many other nations, some Americans tend to ignore the rest of the world.56.The Americans’ attitude towards friendship probably results from their ______.57.What will Americans do once they get to know you?58.What do Americans dislike in a conversation?59.Due to their country’s geographic location, Americans tend to neglect ______.60.The general topic of this passage is about Americans’ ______.Part III Translation (30 marks, 30 minutes) (每小题3分）Section A From Chinese to EnglishDirections:Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in the brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet. (15 marks)61.I would have gone to the party (如果我有时间).62.The novel is reported (去年拍成电影了).63.Not until 1776 (美国宣布脱离英国而独立).64.You should always remember: (开车时你再小心也不为过).65.(土地和资金短缺) is blamed for the city’s inadequate green space.Section B From English to ChineseDirections: Translate into Chinese the underlined sentences in the following passage. Write your translation on Answer Sheet. (15 marks)66) For a long time, the American workforce has been becoming increasingly specialized, which means that an increasing amount of education and preparation is required for many careers.A high school diploma was once a guarantee of a person's ability to handle most job skills, but thisis no longer the case. In many instances, a person with only a high school diploma faces difficulties finding well-paying positions with job security. 67) A few years of college, and better a degree, are now almost necessary qualifications.Obtaining a college degree makes more than just a financial difference for the individual; rather, it can make the difference for an entire family. Those with more education are generally qualified for jobs with better benefits, including health, life, and retirement.68) As the cost of a college education goes up, many begin to question whether the expense is worth the reward. Simply examining the financial differential between those with a college degree and those without one reveals that the more educated a person is, the more, on average, he will earn in his lifetime. 69) It is estimated that people with a college degree earn almost twice as much as those with only a high school diploma; even those with only a few years of college or an associate's degree earn close to a quarter more. Though the burden of tuition and loans can seem heavy, the cost of remaining uneducated is obvious.SignificanceParents who make more money are also better able to provide for their children's education, increasing the likelihood that they will go to college and get good jobs. 70) Getting a college education is one of the best ways to escape the cycle of poverty, for both yourself and your children.66.For a long time, the American workforce has been becoming increasingly specialized, whichmeans that an increasing amount of education and preparation is required for many careers.__________________________________________________________________________.67. A few years of college, and better a degree, are now almost necessary qualifications.__________________________________________________________________________.68.As the cost of a college education goes up, many begin to question whether the expense isworth the reward.__________________________________________________________________________.69.It is estimated that people with a college degree earn almost twice as much as those with onlya high school diploma.__________________________________________________________________________.70.Getting a college education is one of the best ways to escape the cycle of poverty, for bothyourself and your children.__________________________________________________________________________.Part IV Writing (30 marks, 30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Online Shopping. You should write about 120 words following the Chinese outline given below.1．现在网上购物已成为一种时尚2．网上购物有很多好处，但也有不少问题3．我的建议2020年专升本英语强化阶段模拟试题参考答案阅读理解1-5 ADBBC6-10 CCDCD11-15 DACDC16-20 CABDC七选五21-25 FBDCG15选1026-30 FNHGL 31-35 EAIKC完形填空36-40 ADDBD41-45 BBDCA46-50 BCDBA51-55 CACAB篇章问答56. mobility and independence (只写一个扣1分)57. They will move on to something else.58. Silence59. the rest of the world 或international affairs60. personality或character汉译英61. if I had had time. (虚拟语气，用过去完成时)62. to have been made into a movie (film) last year. (不定式完成时，被动)63. did America declare its independence from Britain. (倒装)64. you cannot be too careful when you drive (a car). (考察特殊定句型)65. Shortage (Lack) of land and funding (money)英译汉66. 长时间以来，美国劳动力日趋专业化，这就意味着大量岗位越来越需要有教育背景的职工。