2014年专升本英语试题及答案

16. A) Because they all work very hard.

B) Because their teachers are all native speakers of English.

C) Because they learn not only in but also out of class.

D) Because they are all advanced students.

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

17. A) He was novelist. B) He was a playwright.

C) He was a poet. D) He was an actor.

18. A) To visit his friends. B) To visit his family.

C) To attend the New York Film Festival.

D) To help with the production of his play by an American TV company

19. A) It was about an immigrant family from Pakistan to England.

B) It was about cultural differences

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between Pakistan to England.

C) It was about the struggle of a Pakistani youth in England.

D) It was about the miserable life of the immigrants in England.

20. A) He missed his plane. B) The taxi driver overslept.

C) He heard a terrible accident reported over the radio.

D) He would have been dead if he hadn’t overslept.

Part II Vocabulary and Structure

Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A) , B ) , C ) and D ). Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through center.

21. The improvements in technology have ______the prices of computer considerably in recent months.

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A) brought back B) brought down C) brought on D) brought up

22. As the manager’s private secretary, Helen has easy ______ to all his correspondence.

A) access B) approach C) accent D) response

23. The editor asked his journalists not to _____ any details in their reports of the accident.

A) leave for B) leave on C) leave off D) leave out

24. The party had to be______because the host went down with a bad case of flu. A) called in B) called off C) called on D) called up

25. Since his wife died, he has______ himself into the research work.

A) devoted B ) dedicated C) thrown D) contributed

26. He has spent all his life working with mentally______people.

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A) disabled B ) diverged C) naked D) abolished

27. The road to the island only appears when the tide has______. A) sprinkled B) receded C ) tilted D) diminished

28. Environmentalists are doing everything within their power to______the impact of the oil spill.

A) reject B) belittle C) minimize D) reclaim

29. I would always______buying a good quality car rather than a cheap one. A) appreciate B ) approve C) introduce D) recommend

30. I didn’ t know anything about any of the books so my choice was quite______. A) arbitrary B ) obvious C) evident D) fortunate

31. I followed her______but I still couldn’ t work out how to use the sewing machine. A) description B ) introduction C)

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