2014 年 5 月专升本学士学位英语考试真题及答案解析

2014 年5 月成人高等教育本科毕业生申请学士学位

英语水平考试

试卷一

Part I

Dialogue Completion (10 points)

Directions: In this part, there are 3 dialogues with 3 or 4 blanks, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the choice that best suits the situation until the dialogue is complete. With Dialogue One, all the choices will have to be used. With Dialogue Two and Dialogue Three, one choice will be left unused, Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single bar through the center of the letter that indicates your choice.

Dialogue One

Husband: Honey, please don’t leave.

Wife: I can’t put up with you anymore. __1__ I’m divorcing you!

Husband: Don't do that to me, honey. __2__

Wife: How many chances should I give you? I’ve given up on you!

Husband: Have a heart, honey. __3__

Wife: Save it. __4__

A. You know I’m trying hard to quit drinking, don’t you?

B. Give me a chance, please!

C. See you in court.

D. I’m sick and tired of your drinking.

DBAC

Dialogue Two

Police: May I see your driver’s license and vehicle registration card, please. Driver: Sure. __5__

Police: You weren’t wearing your seat belt while driving.

Driver: You stopped me just for that?

Police: Yes, __6__

Driver: Since when?

Police: __7__

A. That’s ridiculous.

B. Since January 1,1993.

C. In California you can be stopped for not fastening your seat belt.

D. What did I do wrong?

DCB

Dialogue Three

Teacher: Tom, you’re banging the table. It looks like you’re angry.

Boy: __8__ But I can’t find the red block(积木).2

Teacher: Let me see. I can tell when I’m getting angry because my face feels hot and my heart beats faster. Did you feel anything like that when you banged the

table just now?

Boy: Yes, I think so.

Teacher: __9__ What else could you have done if you couldn’t find the block? Boy: Mmm... __10__ Or find something else to play with.

Teacher: That’s great, Tom.

A. Think about it.

B. It must feel good.

C. Ask you for help.

D. I’ve looked everywhere.

DAC

Part II

Reading Comprehension (40 points)

Directions ：There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single bar through the center of the letter that indicates your choice.

Passage One

Impatience has been around for a long time. There is nothing new about people losing their patience while stuck in traffic or waiting in line. But some experts believe that people are less patient today than in the past. (第11 题)

Some analysts suggest that in recent years many people are less patient because of technology. ( 第12 题) They suggest that “digital technology, from cellphones to emails to iPads, is changing our lives. The instant results we get from this technology have in turn increased our desire for instant satisfaction in other aspects of our lives.” Psycholog ist Jennifer Hartstein makes some observations. She explains that “we have become an immediate satisfaction culture, and we expect things to move quickly,

efficiently and in the way we want. When that doesn’t happen, we tend to become increasingly frust rated and unsatisfied.”

Some believe that e-mail is losing popularity and could soon become outdated. Why? Because many people who send messages do not have the patience to wait hours, or even minutes, for a response. (第13 题) Also, with e-mails, as with letter writing, introductory and concluding greetings are often expected. But many people consider such formalities (客套）

to be boring and time-consuming. They prefer instant

messaging. Many people do not take the time to proofread what they put in writing. As a result, letters and e-mails contain numerous grammatical and spelling errors. (第14 题)

The thirst for immediate results is not limited to the digital communications.

People seem to be losing their ability to wait in other areas of life. For instance, do you ever find yourself talking too fast, eating too fast, driving too fast, or spending money too fast? The few moments it takes to wait for an elevator to come, for a traffic light to change, or for a computer to start may seem like too long a time.

11. According to the first paragraph, people ____.A. have been patient for a long time