成考专升本英语试题(1)

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Which of the following is the best title of the article?

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father.【C1】______, he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy. My father was【C2】______a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness took all that【C3】______. Now he can no longer walk. Even talking is difficult. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters, we started【C4】______about life, and I told them about one of my【C5】______I said that we must always give things up【C6】______we grow our youth, but it always【C7】______that after we give something up, we gain something new in its【C8】______. Then suddenly my father【C9】______up. He said, "But, Peter, I gave up【C10】______! What did I gain?" I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say.【C11】______, he answered his own question: "I gain the love of my family. I looked at my sisters, and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness. I was also【C12】______by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated(愤怒的)at someone, I【C13】______remember his words and become【C14】______If he could replace his great【C15】______with a feeling of love for others, then I should be able to give up my small irritations.

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The word" deeper" in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to"______".

Which of the following shows that a person is NOT dreaming in his sleep?

Researchers have found that REM(rapid eye movement)sleep is important to human beings. This type of sleep generally occurs four or five times during one night of sleep lasting five minutes to forty minutes for each occurrence. The deeper a persons sleep becomes, the longer the periods of rapid eye movement. There are physical charges in the body to show that a person has changed from NREM(non-rapid eye movement)to REM sleep. Breathing becomes faster, the heart rate increases, and, as the name implies, the eyes begin to move quickly. Accompanying these physical changes in the body is a very important characteristic of REM sleep. It is during REM sleep that a person dreams.

The underlined word"hibernation"in Paragraph 1 means

The theme of the passage is that______.

Animals have different ways of protecting themselves against wintertime weather. Some animals grow heavy coats of fur or feathers, while others dig into the ground to find a warm winter time home. Some animals spend the winter in a deep sleep because by going to sleep they avoid the time of the year when food is scarce and the temperatures are low. Their sleep is known ashibernation. There is much about hibernation that puzzles scientists. For example, they are wondering how hibernation came into being. Some scientists have explored the possibility that animals release a chemical that starts them hibernating. One thing that scientists are certain about is that animals hibernate only when it is cold. Hibernation is a seasonal practice. Some animals that fall into a winter time sleep are not true hibernators because they spend only a part of the cold season asleep. Bears, for example, can easily be awakened from their winter nap. They are not true hibernators. Sometimes it is difficult to determine whether a particular animal is a true hibernator. For example, some mice hibernate, but others do not. The same is true of bats. Some of them hibernate. Others do not.

Hibernation is a seasonal practice. This means it______.

Some scientists believe that hibernation is started by______.

From the last sentence of this passage we conclude that______.

Advertisement is mainly paid for by______.

The word" media" in the first paragraph includes______.

What is the authors main purpose in the passage?

Advertisement can be thought of " as the means of making known in order to buy or sell goods or services". Advertisement aims to increase peoples awareness and arouse interest. It tries to inform. and to persuade. Themediaare all used to spread the message. The press offers a fairly cheap method, and magazines are used to reach special sections of the market. The cinema and commercial radio are useful for local market. Television, although more expensive, can be very effective. Public notices are fairly cheap and more permanent in their power of attraction. Other ways of increasing consumers interest are through exhibitions and trade fairs as well as direct mail advertisement. There can be no doubt that the growth in advertisement is one of the most striking features of the Western World in this century. Many businesses such as those handling frozen foods, liquor, tobacco and medicines have been built up largely by advertisement. We might ask whether the cost of advertisement is paid for by the producers or by the customers. Since every advertisement forms part of the cost of production, which has to be covered by the selling price, it is the customers who pay for advertisement. However, if large scale advertisement leads to increased demand, production costs are reduced, and the customers pay less. It is difficult to measure exactly the influence of advertisement on increasing demand. When the market is shrinking, advertisement may prevent a bigger fall in sales than would occur without its support. What is clear is that businessmen would not pay large sums for advertisement if they were not convinced of its value to them.

What is the authors attitude towards international games?

Some people argue that the pressure on international sportsmen and sportswomen kills the essence(真谛)of sport—the pursuit of personal excellence. Children kick a football around for fun. When they get older and play for local school teams, they become competitive but they still enjoy playing. The individual representing his country cannot afford to think about enjoying himself, he has to think only about winning. He is responsible for entire nations hopes, dreams and reputation. A good example is the World Cup soccer. Football is the worlds most important sport. Winning the World Cup is perhaps the summit of international sporting success. Mention Argentina(阿根廷)to someone and the chances are that hell think of football. In a sense, winning the World Cup puts Argentina on the map. Sports fans and supporters get quite unreasonable about the World Cup. People in England felt that their country was somehow important after they won in 1966. Last year thousands of Scots sold their cars, and even their houses, and spent all their money traveling to Argentina, where the finals were played. So, am I arguing that international competition kills the idea of sport? Certainly not! Do the Argentinian really believe that because eleven of their men proved the most skillful at football, their nation is in every way better than all others? Not really, but its nice to know that you won and that in one way at least your country is the best.

In the second paragraph, the word" summit" means"

According to the passage, Argentina is world-famous because of its______.

______are the words in American English.

Why does English widely used in the world? Because______.

Which sentence about the differences between British and American English is NOT true?

So hard ______his study that he finally succeeded.

The English language we know today is about six hundred years old. For half that time, English was just the language of the people living in England. The modern English language grew by about the year 1400. Now English is the most widely spoken language in the world. It is one of the working languages at international meetings, business, science and other fields. The differences between American English and British English are not very great. Written English is more or less the same in both Britain and America, though there are some spelling differences. For example, centre, licence, colour and travelled are spelt as center, license, color and traveled in American English. In America "cock, rubber, ill, holiday, lorry, post..." are called "rooster, eraser, sick, vacation, truck , mail..." But people from the two countries can still understand each other easily. There are only a very small number of differences in grammar between American English and British English. The most important differences arc in spoken English. For example, Americans pronounce "tomato" differently from English people. You may wonder "Which is correct?" The answer is that it does not matter. You should speak either American English or British English. But do not try to speak both at the same time.

When was modern English language grew?

He lives somewhere______all people have an equal right.

She is ill but she______of the company.

I______the right word in the dictionary to find a word to describe your beauty.

You______the truth, but you were absent from the meeting.

I passed the college entrance examination. Never in my life______so excited.

If you are patient______the patients, you can achieve success in your work.

Grandma told the story in a very sad______and we were all moved.

______I could explain anything, Lily cried out and ran away.

The beautiful bag is too expensive for me. I cant______it.

My friend, Lily______to visit us next week.

The guests______to the party must be looked after well.

Everyone in the world have a right______the freedom.

In the big cities, its hard to decide whom______.

He usually smokes______, so finally he falls ill.