2017年成人高考专升本《英语》提升练习及答案（1）_第5页

　　51. Human beings differ from animals _____ they can use language as a tool to communicate with each other.

　　A、for that

　　B、in that

　　C、for which

　　D、in which

　　52. There are now over 8000 students in the college, almost _____ there were six years ago.

　　A、as many as three times

　　B、there times as many as

　　C、three more times than

　　D、as three times many as

　　53. It was _____ I left my hometown and moved to Hangzhou .

　　A、ten years ago that

　　B、the years since

　　C、ten years when

　　D、for ten years since

　　54. _____ he sand storm, the train for Beijing would not have been delayed for thirty-two hours.

　　A、In spite of

　　B、Because of

　　C、As for

　　D、Without

　　55. Alone in a strange country, Malian was so devoted to her study that she felt _____ lonely.

　　A、all but

　　B、nothing but

　　C、everything but

　　D、anything but

　　56. It is common knowledge that cotton cloth, _____ in hot water, tends to shrink.

　　A、it is washed

　　B、when washed

　　C、washing

　　D、to be washed

　　57. Man cannot live without food _____ than plants can grow without sunshine.

　　A、any more

　　B、more or less

　　C、not more

　　D、no more

　　58. In modern society, knowledge is to us _____ water is to life.

　　A、like

　　B、as

　　C、what

　　D、that

　　59. Why do those rich people steal things _____ they could easily afford to buy them?

　　A、that

　　B、because

　　C、if

　　D、when

　　60. What you said was true. It was, _____, a little impolite.

　　A、nevertheless

　　B、otherwise

　　C、thus

　　D、furthermore

　　Part III Cloze (共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)

　　Directions: There are twenty blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices. Choose the one that best fits into the passage and then marks your answer on the Answer Sheet.

　　Who won the World Cup 1994 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play? 61 an event takes place; newspapers are on the streets 62 the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reports are on the spot to 63 the news.

　　Newspapers have one basic 64 , to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to 65 it. Radio, telegraph, television, and 66 inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. 67 , this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the 68 and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are 69 and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out to many other fields. Besides keeping readers 70 of the latest news, today's newspapers 71 and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers' economic choices 72 advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very 73 .Newspapers are sold at a price that 74 even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main 75 of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The 76 in selling advertising depends on a newspaper's value to advertisers. This 77 in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper? Circulation depends 78 on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment 79 in a newspaper's pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper's value to readers as a source of information 80 the community, city, country, state, nation, and world—and even outer space.

　　61.A.Just when B.While C.Soon after D.Before

　　62.A.to give B.giving C.given D.being given

　　63.A.gather B.spread C.carry D.bring

　　64.A.reason B.cause C.problem D.purpose

　　65.A.make B.publish C.know D.write

　　66.A.another B.other C.one another D.the other

　　67.A.However B.And C.Therefore D.So

　　68.A.value B.ratio C.rate D.speed

　　69.A.spread B.passed C.printed D.completed

　　70.A.inform B.be informed C.to be informed D.informed

　　71.A.entertain B.encourage C.educate D.edit

　　72.A.on B.through C.with D.of

　　73.A.forms B.existence C.contents D.purpose

　　74.A.tries to cover B.manages to cover C.fails to cover D.succeeds in

　　75.A.source B.origin C.course D.finance

　　76.A.way B.means C.chance D.success

　　77.A.measures B.measured C.Is measured D.was measured

　　78.A.somewhat B.little C.much D.something

　　79.A.offering B.offered C.which offered D.to be offered

　　80.A.by B.with C.at D.about

　　Part IV Translation (共35分)

　　Section A (共5小题，每小题4分，共20分)

　　Directions: Translate the following sentences into Chinese. You may refer to the corresponding passages in Part I.

　　81. The ability to read or write or calculate might imply the ability to do reasonably well on standard tests. (Passage One)

　　82. These students are good at test taking, but they have little or no experience reading or thinking, and talking about what they read. (Passage One)

　　83. To have good relation with listeners, a speaker should maintain direct eye contact for at least 75 percent of the time. (Passage Two)

　　84. Whatever reasons behind it, there is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could be controlled if only companies, governments and people would make more efforts. (Passage Three)

　　85. It was during this time that President Carter brought the issue of human rights to the centre of his foreign policy, and, to some degree, to the centre of international politics. (Passage Four)

　　Section B (共5小题，每小题3分，共15分)

　　Directions: Translate the following sentences into English.

　　81. 如果你们能够提供令人满意的售后服务，你们的产品一定会有一个广阔的市场。

　　82. 这部小说是近几年最热门的，值得再读一遍。

　　83. 这件毛衣我穿着不合适，你们还有其他款式的吗?

　　84. 如果你想学好英语，你就有必要尽量多讲。

　　85. 玛丽感冒了。我真后悔昨天没有提醒她多穿点衣服。

　　Part V Writing (共15分)

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the following topic. You should write at least 100—120 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:

　　1. 网络提供给了人们丰富多彩和便捷的生活

　　2. 很多人开始感觉离开网络寸步难行

　　3. 你对网络依赖症的看法