西华大学大学英语2013真题-(B)及其参考答案

西华大学2013年专升本考试试题(B卷)第1页共6页考试科目：大学英语考试时间：110分钟试题总分：80分考试须知：1.本试题由试题卷和答题卷组成；2.请考生按要求把相应的题做在机读卡和答题卷上；做在其他地方无效；3.考试结束后，请监考老师按考号从小到大的顺序排列机读卡和答题卷；4.考试结束后，试卷由主考学校统一回收。PartI.VocabularyandStructureDirections:Thereareanumberofincompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.(15%,15×1point)1.Thepolicemanlookedatme______severaltimesandobviouslydislikedwhathesaw.A.overandoveragainB.upanddownC.fromsidetosideD.inandout2.Ifhehearssomethinghecan'tunderstand,mybrotheralways______inhisminduntilhecanmakesenseofit.A.turnitupB.turnitagainstC.turnitinD.turnitover3.Itisbelievedthatchildrentodayaremoresophisticatedbecausethey______moreinformationthanchildreninthepast.A.haveaccesstoB.arelessexposedtoC.havethepowertoreleaseD.aretroubled4.Thewaytomakeself-sufficiencywork______istoresistthetemptationtobuyatractorandotherexpensivelabor-savingdevices.A.onasmallscaleB.onashort-termbasisC.onnoaccountD.onandoff5.Withtearsstreamingdownherface,andgaspingforbreath,HalleBerry______heraward______alltheAfrican-AmericanwomenwhohadfacedracialprejudiceandstruggledbeforehertomaketheirwayinHollywood.A.devoted...toB.presented...withC.dedicated...toD.sacrifices...for6.Theypurchasedmany______appliancesfortheirmarriage.A.electricB.electricalC.electronicD.electronics7._____thattheywillarrivemuchlatersinceitisrushhour.A.ChanceisB.PossiblyC.LikelyD.Chancesare8.Whenshewasalittlegirl,sheusedtowatchthegroupsoftourists____aroundsomefamoushistoricalsites.A.beingledB.ledC.toleadD.leading9.Employeesare________tojointhecompany'spensionplanafterayear'sservice.A.compelledB.respondedC.regardedD.driven10.I'llcomeandseeyouinLondon,________thechance.第2页共6页A.givenB.givingC.togiveD.begiven11.Youmaystayatyouruncle'sifthepartyendslate.Theyhavearoom______forvisitors.A.distributedtoB.reservedforC.offeredtoD.spenton12.Jack,________wasexpected,performedthetaskwithsuccess.A.whichB.asC.thatD.it13.Heshowseverythingonhisface,______heisangryorpleased.A.whetherB.eitherC.ifD.because14.Youseethelightening______ithappens,butyouhearthethunderlater.A.ataninstantB.fortheinstantC.theinstantD.aninstant15.Bythetimethefireenginesarrived,thehouse______totheground.A.wasburnedB.hasbeenburnedC.hadbeenburnedD.shouldhavebeenburnedPartII.ReadingComprehensionDirections:Thereareseveralpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.(30%,15×2points)Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Thebrainisthemasterorganofourbody,anditismorecomplexthananymachineeverconstructed.Itcontainssome10,000millionnervecells.Theyreceivemessagesfromthesenseorgansofthebodytotelluswhatisgoingonaroundus.Thebrainalsostoresinformationfrompastexperience.Wearethusabletolearn,rememberandthink.Wecanspeak,solvedifficultproblemsandproducecreativeideasbecauseoftheamazingdevelopmentofthehumanbrain.Ananimal,suchasabird,isunabletothinklikeus.Itcannotsolveproblems.Itsparentsdonotteachithowtobuildanest.Thisisdonebyinstinct.Thebirdisbornwithspecialcellsinthebrain,whichenableittodothis.Enormousamountsofenergyareneededtokeepthevastnumberofcellsofthebrainworking.Althoughitisonlyabout2percentofthebody’sweight,ituses25percentoftheoxygenintheblood.Themainpartsofthebrainarecerebrum,thecerebellumandthemedulla.Theouter,wrinkledpartofthecerebrumiscalledthecortex.Itreceivessensationsfromthesenseorgans.Theseorgansaretheskinofthebody,theeyes,theears,thenoseandthetongue.Inaddition,itcontrolstheactivityofthebody'smovingparts.16.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphdiscuss?A.Thefunctionofthehumanbrain.B.Thecomplexityofthehumanbrain.C.Theimportanceofnervecellsandsenseorgans.D.Thestorageofinformationfrompastexperiences.17.Inthesecondparagraph,whatdoesthisreferto?A.thinkingB.nestbuildingC.problemsolvingD.remembering18.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearn?A.Thehumanbrainisrathersimplyconstructed.B.Thehumanbrainisthemostimportantorganofthehumanbody.第3页共6页C.Thehumanbrainisabout2percentofthehead'sweight.D.Thehumanbrainuses25percentofthebloodofourbody.19.Fromthepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Thecerebrumistheouterpartofthecortex.B.Thecortexgivessensationtothesenseorgans.C.Thecortexcontrolsaperson'snormalbreathing.D.Theskinofthebodyisoneofthesenseorgans.20.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheHumanBrainB.FunctionsoftheHumanBodyC.BetweentheHumanBrainandtheAnimalBrainD.TheMainOrgansoftheHumanBodyQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:StudiesbytheCouncilofEurope,ofwhich21countriesaremembers,haveshownthat45percentofreptile(爬行动物)speciesand24percentofbutterfliesareindangerofdyingout.EuropeanconcernforwildlifewasoutlinedbyDr.PeterBaum,anexpertintheenvironmentandnatureresourcesdivisionofthecouncil,whenhespokeatameetingarrangedbytheBritishnationalpark.TheparkisoneofthefewareasinEuropetoholdthecouncil'sdiplomafornaturereservesofthehigh