2021年云南专升本公共英语押题卷

A. is destroyed B. has been destroyed

C. was destroyed D. destroyed

14. There three sheep, a cow and a farmer in the field. ( )

A. is B. are C. have D. has

15. Don’t move, I’ll shoot. ( )

A. but B. and C. or D. so

16.   you must improve your work  I shall fire you. ( )

A. Neither…nor… B. Not only…but also…

C. Either…or… D. No sooner…than…

17. All that glitters  not gold. ( )

A. are B. is C. was D. were

18. Emily kept her  diary locked in the box so that nobody might read it. ( )

A. intimate B. secret C. familiar D. relative

19. She finally decided to begin her  next week. ( )

A. reduction B. swallow C. diet D. recipe

20. He had to replace his front tire of the car  he was late for the meeting. ( )

A. gradually B. constantly

C. incidentally D. consequently

第二题、多项选择题（请选出题目中拼写错误的单词，其中多选、少选、错选均不得分，共 10 个小题，每小题 1 分，合计 10 分）

第三题、完形填空题（请选出正确的选项，共 10 道题，每小题 1 分，共 10

分）

Love is important because without it life has no meaning or purpose. Love allows us to do more than we could   1   accomplish without its power. So often we take good care of our    2 needs. We make sure our bodies are fed, cleaned, clothed, exercised and rested. However, we tend to 3  the most important need---love. Of course, as a society, love is not overlooked. Popular  media constantly places great emphasis   4   what we need to do to attract “love” .   5    being  loved is not as powerful an emotional need as that desire to love someone else.

The need to love and   6   others is built into us biologically. This need is   7    allows   parents to give up sleep and food while raising their children. This need is what allows people to put themselves 8 to save others from natural 9 or threats.

Love means to cherish, hold dear, and treasure. We don’t hurt, harm, or cause pain to these we love; rather, we seek to   10   their suffering. It’s not about wanting to possess or control others;  it’s about wanting to set them free. Love is the power that allows the wheel of life to continue turning, for when we love we look beyond our own needs and desires. We sacrifice our time, our energy, our wishes, and sometimes even ourselves because of love. It is love that allows emergency services personnel to face danger.

第四题、阅读理解（请选出正确的选项，单选题共 5 小题，每题 2 分，共 10

分）

Some international students want to know how to get a scholarship from an American college, and others want to know the differences among various kinds of financial aid. These include assistantships, grants, scholarships and fellowships.

An assistantships is a job a student does. In exchange, the student receives money or attends classes for free. Graduate students usually get assistantships. The student works about twenty hours a week helping a professor. The student may teach classes, help grade papers and tests, or do research in a laboratory.

A grant is a gift of money to pay for some or all of the costs of college. Unlike loans, grants do not have to be repaid. Private groups or organizations generally give grants to students who need money.

Scholarships and fellowships also do not have to be repaid. A scholarship is financial aid to undergraduate students; a fellowship is the same kind of aid for graduate students. Generally, scholarships and fellowships go to students with special abilities or athletic skills. Some scholarships are based on financial need. Others go to students who live in a certain area.

For example, the University of Missouri in Columbia has two financial aid programs for international students only. The Global Tiger Scholarship is supported by the group representing former university students. In return for scholarship money, the international student agrees to help the group during the school year. The other scholarship or fellowship at the University of Missouri is called the grant-in-aid program. It provides money to students who need the help, get good grades and take part in university activities.

1. What is the passage mainly about? ( )

A. How to get financial aid at U.S. colleges.

B. Who can get financial aid at U.S. colleges.

C. The major sources of financial aid at U.S. colleges.

D. Various kinds of financial aid at U.S. colleges.

2. Which of the following financial aids needs to be repaid? ( )

A. Loan. B. Grant. C. Scholarship. D. Fellowship.

3. What is the major difference between scholarships and fellowships? ( )

A. They are given to different types of students.

B. They will provide different amounts of money.

C. They get money from different sources.

D. They are available in different colleges.

4. Generally speaking, an undergraduate student with athletic skills is most likely to get .

( )

A. an assistantship B. a scholarship C. a fellowship D. a grant

5. The Global Tiger Scholarship gets its money from          . (     )

A. former university students B. some local corporations

C. the state government D. the federal government

第五题、阅读理解（请选出正确的选项，单选题共 5 小题，每题 2 分，共 10

分）

When we’re young and we dream of love and fulfillment, we think perhaps of moon-drenched Parisian nights or walks along the beach at sunset.

No one tells us that the greatest moments of a lifetime are fleeting, unplanned and nearly always catch us off guard.

Not long ago，as I was reading a bedtime story to my seven-year-old daughter, Annie, I became aware of her focused look. She was staring at me with a faraway, blank expression. Apparently, completing The Tale of Samuel Whiskers was not as important as we first thought.

I asked what she was thinking about. "Mommy," she whispered, "I just can't stop looking at your pretty face."

I almost dissolved on the spot.

Little did she know how many trying moments the glow of her sincerely loving statement would carry me through over the following years.

Not long after, I took my four-year-old son to an elegant department store, where the melodic notes of a classic love song drew us toward a tuxedoed musician playing a grand piano. Sam and I sat down on a marble bench nearby, and he seemed as transfixed by the lilting theme as I was.

I didn't realize that Sam had stood up next to me until he turned, took my face in his little hands and said, "Dance with me."

If only those women walking under the Paris moon knew the joy of such an invitation made by a round-cheeked boy with baby teeth. Although shoppers openly chuckled, grinned and pointed at us as we glided and whirled around the open atrium, I would not have traded a dance with such a charming young gentleman if I'd been offered the universe.

1. The writer was reading a story to her daughter when she          . ( )

A. realized that her daughter was gazing at her

B. realized that her daughter was not interested in the story

C. noticed that her daughter didn’t understand the story

D. noticed that her daughter was whispering to her

2. What did the writer mean by saying “I almost dissolved on the spot”? ( )

A. She couldn’t help crying. B. She was too surprised.

C. She was so moved. D. She couldn’t help laughing.

3. What had helped the writer survive those hard moments later on? ( )

A. Annie’s love. B. Sam’s encouragement.

C. Her own dream. D. Her friend’s sincerity.

4. In the department store what attracted the writer and her son? ( )

A. A pleasant love song played by a musician.

B. A beautiful marble bench nearby.

C. A round-cheeked boy with baby teeth.

D. A shopper who was grinning.

5. To the writer’s great surprise and joy, her son          . ( )

A. sat down with her on the bench, listening to the music

B. was so fascinated by the music that he kept whirling

C. was so happy while listening to the song that he chuckled

D. stood up and invited her to dance with him

第六题、阅读理解（请选出正确的选项，单选题共 5 小题，每题 2 分，共 10

分）

Early Excellence Centers are successfully helping tackle the effects of poverty on young children while supporting parents in helping their children learn, according to Ofsted inspectors. A new report from the education watchdog found that both children and parents benefited from the centers, which offer childcare, parenting classes and adult learning.

England’s Chief Inspector of Schools, David Bell, said: “Early Excellence Centers are ahead of the game when it comes to providing a range of services for local communities in some of the most disadvantaged parts of the country.” The findings of “ this report show that there is some excellent work going on at the centers to give children a better start.”

Inspectors said that adult education and support classes for parents had proved a powerful tool in helping them to help their children learn. Parents had gained a variety of qualifications, including vocational qualifications. In one center, 63 parents gained qualifications and 17 returned to employment over the course of a year. Another center had to discontinue its fathers’ group when most of its members found jobs.

The 20-plus centers visited by inspectors were using “innovative and exciting ways to address the needs of local children and their parents to give them the best start possible,” Mr. Bell said. Three out of four centers were said to provide a good service.

1. According to the report from the education watchdog,   benefited from the Early Excellence Centers. ( )

A. teachers and officials B. teachers and parents

C. children and parents D. children and teachers

2. Which of the following is NOT offered by the Early Excellence Centers. ( )

A. Scholarships. B. Parenting classes. C. Adult learning. D. Childcare.

*** is the most important benefit that a child can gain from the Early Excellence Centers?( )

A. A better school. B. A better start.

C. A better family. D. A better community.

4. Adult education and support classes for parents had helped them to gain  . ( )

A. money B. jobs C. qualifications D. confidence

5. The inspectors believed that  of the Early Excellence Centers were successful.   ( )

A. 25% B. 50% C. 75% D. 100%

第七题、阅读理解（请选出正确的选项，单选题共 5 小题，每题 2 分，共 10

分）

Nowadays, the opera house is such a part of Sydney that it is difficult to remember the anguish (  痛 苦 )  that  surrounded  its creation.   A rough sketch of the possibilities of such a building  by the architectural genius Jorn Utzon, submitted to an international competition in 1956, was initially almost ignored, but was eventually selected as the plan most suited to the site’s unique position on Bennelong Point. The technology for much of what Utzon designed did not exist and had to be invented as the job went along. As a result there were staggering cost escalations, met  by the Opera House lottery, and a final bill of over $100 million. In the end of Utzon resigned --- driven out by government philistines is a widely accepted theory, but there are two sides to every argument---and the great building was completed by others. It opened in 1973 to a fanfare of trumpets.

Today the cost is forgotten, but the greatness remains. It is one of the major architectural achievements of the ***cally, though, it is not an opera house---you cannot hold major productions there as the stages and backstage area are too small. Billy Wentworth, Sydney MP an minister, said that the Sydney Opera House was the greatest public-relations building since the pyramids. He may well be right.

1. In the eyes of the writer, Jorn Utzon is a(n)           architect. ( )

A. gifted B. ordinary C. conservative D. modern

2. John Utzon’s plan was selected because  . ( )

A. it was cheaper for the government B. it was easier for the builders

C. it was fit for the site D. it was attractive for the visitors

3. There were staggering cost escalations because Jorn Utzon’s plan needed more  .( )

A. skilled workers B. building materials

C. new technology D. modern equipment

4. Which of the following might be the reason for Jorn Utzon to resign? ( )

A. His plan was extremely difficult to be finished.

B. His plan needed too much money and technology.

C. His ideas differed from the government officials’.

D. His ideas could not be accepted by the public.

5. Which of the following statements is true? ( )

A. The Opera House is great because it costs too much.

B. The Opera House is great because it is a technical wonder.

C. The Opera House is great because it is designed by a genius.

D. The Opera House is great because it is a public-relations building.

第八题、阅读理解（请选出正确的选项，单选题共 5 小题，每题 2 分，共 10

分）

Australia is home to the world’s ten most deadly snakes. A bite from any one of them can kill you, but some day their venom(毒液) may be saving lives.

Promising cancer research using snake venoms has led scientists at the University of South Australia to wonder why no one had previously turned their attention to the venom of Australian snakes, especially since they are known to contain a complex mixture of elements.

Now, Associate Professor Anthony Woods and colleagues have identified a compound found in the venom of these snakes (they won’t say which) that may stop the growth of malignant tumors(恶性肿瘤).Woods explains that tumors are living tissue and need a blood supply to fuel growth. To grow, tumors develop specialized blood vessels. Many cutting-edge cancer treatments attempt to starve the tumor of this blood supply, thereby arresting growth. The downside, however, of current therapies such as chemotherapy(化学疗法) is that healthy cells are affected as well. But not so with the Australian snake venom. Woods discovered that, used at extremely low doses, the venomous compound kills the cells that line blood vessels in tumors, but not healthy cells.

Scientists believe that the ability to use the toxin at such a low dose makes it promising as a cancer treatment. However, more research is needed before it can be tested in human.

1. What is this passage mainly about? ( )

A. The venom of the snakes may save human lives.

B. The venom of the snakes can kill human beings,

C. The venom of the snakes might cause diseases.

D. The venom of the snakes should be researched.

2. According to the writer, cancer research using snake venom is          . ( )

A. useless B. hopeful C. innovative D. successful

3. The scientists should pay attention to the venom of Australia snakes because . ( )

A. they are especially poisonous

B. they have killed many people

C. they contain a mixture of elements

D. they have never been studied

4. Compared with current therapies, snake venom therapy seems to be          . ( )

A. cheaper B. safer C. simpler D. quicker

5. What can be inferred from this passage? ( )

A. Snake venom has long been used in Australia to treat tumors.

B. Only Australian snake venom ought to be sued to treat tumors.

C. The doctors have started to use snake venom to treat tumors.

D. Australians are taking the lead in using snake venom to treat tumor.

第九题、阅读理解（请选出正确的选项，单选题共 5 小题，每题 2 分，共 10

分）

At 2 p.m. on 5 December 1945, five U.S. bombers took off from Fort Lauderdale in the USA for a training flight in perfect weather. Shortly afterwards, the pilots radioed that their flight instruments were all malfunctioning. Two hours after take-off, all contact with the planes was lost. A reconnaissance plane (侦察机) was immediately dispatched to search for the missing planes. Within 20 minutes, radio contact with it had also been lost. No trace of any of the planes was ever found. In all, six planes and 27 men had vanished into the air.

The disappearance of the six planes was far from being the first mysterious incident in the area: for years, navigational problems and strange magnetic forces had been reported. The disappearance was not even the greatest disaster within the triangle. The Cyclops, a 19,000-ton *** was sailing from Barbados to Norfolk, Virginia in March 1918, when it vanishes with its crew of 309 from the surface of the ocean without making a distress call and without the slightest wreckage ever being found.

Their losses of boats an planes in that area defy(使……难于) explanations. The disasters are the origin of a new phrase in the English language---the Bermuda Triangle. This phrase has entered legend. The Bermuda Triangle has been called the Devils’ Triangle, the Triangle of Death, the Graveyard of the Atlantic. It has swallowed up 140 ships and planes and more than 1,000 people.

1. Which of the following statements is true? ( )

A. In 1945, six U.S. bombers were attacked by terrorists.

B. In 1945, six U.S. planes disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle.

C. In 1945, six U.S. bombers crashed because of the bad weather.

D. It was in 1945 when the first missing case was reported.

2. What happened to the bombers before they vanished. ( )

A. The engines went wrong.

B. A reconnaissance plane spotted them.

C. Black boxes were not functioning.

D. It was difficult to explain.

3. Which of the following was the greatest disaster within the triangle according to the passage?

( )

A. The disappearance of 6 planes in 1945.

B. The wreckage of reconnaissance plane.

C. The vanishing of the Cyclops in 1918.

D. The missing of 27 people from Virginia.

4. Although scientist cannot explain the mysterious losses in Bermuda Triangle, there are lots of reports  . ( )

A. sailing difficulties and mysterious magnetic forces

B. navigational problems and strange distress calls

C. aircraft wreckage and legendary survivors

D. engine problems and mysterious incidents

5. In the English language, the Bermuda Triangle is also called  . ( )

A. the Devils’ Graveyard

B. the Graveyard of Bermuda

C. the Triangle of Death

D. the Mysterious Graveyard

第十题、翻译判断正误。（请判断下面的句子翻译是否正确，如果正确，请在答题卡上填写“T”,如果错误，请在答题卡上填写 “F”；共 10 小题，每小题 3

分，共 30 分。）

If it were to snow tomorrow, many crops would die of cold. ( )

7. 尽管他是一个英雄，但是他也有缺点。

A hero as he is, he still has  shortcomings. ( )

8. 请找一间足够我们住的房间。

Please find a room who is big enough for all of us to live in. ( )

9. 他飞快地往家跑，生怕下雨。