number of surgical operations has greatly increased. Furthermore, medical tourism in regards to cosmetic surgery is on the rise today in the UK with cosmetic surgery centers and plastic surgery clinics offering discounts and attractive packages.
Glamour and beauty had become the order of the day and today’s use regard pop stars, actors and celebrities(名人)as their role models. It has become a priority for people to have a beautiful face and a beautiful body, in order for them to fit in with social groups, and as a result, students and young people are under a lot of pressure to look good.
Ordinary faces have disappeared from magazines, television and even newspapers and it is only the beautiful pictures of rail thin models,with pouting(撅嘴的)lips and sculpted bodies that appear on billboards, images of these carefully selected beautiful people and the attention being given to looks today have caused many young people to grow up with a sense of inferiority.
It is said（据说） to see 20-year-olds so eager to out dangerous surgeries where they will allow their faces to be cut in an attempt to（试图，尝试） become what they feel is “beautiful”. As kids they are not happy with themselves and when they grow up and go to college and are of age-they choose plastic surgery a solution to their low self-esteem.
36.According to the passage, the need for cosmetic surgery among the youth is on the rise in these countries EXCEPT__C___. A. The United Kingdom B. The United States C. China D. Korea
37.Who are NOT the role models of today’s youth when they seek glamour and beauty?
A. Pop stars. B. Actors. C. Celebrities. D. Their mothers.
38.The models who appear on billboards usually have the following characteristic EXCEPT___B___. A. rail thin bodies B. round faces C. pouting lips D. sculpted bodies 39. More and more young people choose plastic surgery to ___A_____. A. improve their self-esteem B. change their identities C. get promotion D. find an ideal lover
40. To have a beautiful face and a beautiful body has become ___C_____ for today's youth.
A. a life goal B. quite easy C. important D. less popular Part IV Translation (I)
Directions: This part, numbered 41 to 45, is to test your ability to translate Chinese into English. Each of four sentences (No. 41 to No. 45) is followed by four choices of suggested translation marked A, B, C and D. Make the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
41. 骑自行车是一种很好的锻炼方式，并且还容易学。
A. Bicycling is one of good exercises. Moreover, it is too easy to learn. B. Bicycling is a good exercise. Moreover it is easy to learn. C. Bicycling is a good exercise except that it is easy to learn. D. Bicycling is a good exercise. What's more, it is easier to learn.
42. 成龙是亚洲娱乐业最具影响力的人物之一。
A. Jackie Chan is one of the most influential figures in the Asian entertainment industry.
B. Jackie Chan is the most influential figure in the Asian entertainment industry.
C. Jackie Chan is one of the much important figures in the Asian entertainment industry.
D. Jackie Chan is among more influential figures in the Asian entertainment industry.
43. 冬季奥运会是四年举行一次的大型国际体育赛事。
A. The Winter Olympic Games are major international sporting events that occurs four years.
B. The Winter Olympic Games is an international sporting event that occur in each four years.
C. The Winter Olympic Game is a large international sporting occasion that has happened during four years.
D. The Winter Olympic Games is a major international sporting event that occurs once every four years.
44. 与不同经历的人相处会有助于开阔你的视野。
A. Broaden your viewpoints can be done with people from different backgrounds. B. You live with people from different backgrounds can broaden your viewpoints. C. It'll help you broaden your viewpoints that you live with people from different backgrounds.
D. Different backgrounds will help you broaden your viewpoints.
45. 林肯之所以如此受尊敬是因为他也同样不是完人。 A. What makes Lincoln so respected is that he is also imperfect. B. What makes Lincoln so respected is that he is too perfect. C. Lincoln is so perfect that we all respected him.
D. Why Lincoln is so respected is that because he is out of imagination. Part V Translation
Direction: This part is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. Write your translation of the paragraph (No. 46) in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.
If avoiding stress triggers(诱因) isn’t a good technique for dealing with stress, what is ? life experience teaches us positive confrontation(面对) is a good coping skill when we are faced with stress instead of avoiding a difficult boss, why not take every
opportunity to work in his or her presence? Making every effort to tackle a problem on our own until we master it is a good choice. Taking action is good for our physical and mental healthy too.
Part VI Reading Comprehension (II)
Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 2 tasks for you to fulfill, you should read the materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.
Task 1
Directions: the following is an advertisement. After reading it, you should complete the information by filling in the blanks marked 47 through 51 in the table below. You should write your answers in no more than 3 words on the answer sheet correspondingly.
Active Volunteers Service Needs You!
Are you looking for 47.something worthwhile to do in your spare time? Something that’s fun and which also helps other people? Then join us, and be an Active Volunteer!
We are a non-profit organization that matches people49. of all ages with volunteer jobs they will enjoy. Anyone, from twelve-year old children to people in their 80’s, can become an Active Volunteer.
There are many ways you can help. Schools need help with taking care of children after class while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers 51.to watch over children while their parents see a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of dogs and cats that don’t have homes. There’s something for everyone.
48.As volunteers, you don’t get paid anything. But seeing the children’s happy faces is much more rewarding to you than money.
Interested? 51. Call us on 1-500-273-0053. Or visit our website to find a full list of all our via article: wwww.activayol.com. Active Volunteers Service Needs You Active volunteers work for __something worthwhile__ but for fun and to help people. An active volunteer helps others usually _____unpaid/getting unpaid/having no money____. People ____of all ages_____ are welcome to be volunteers. Volunteers are also needed in hospitals __to watch over____ children while their parents see a doctor. You can find more information through the ___phone/telephone number/1-500-273-0053____ and the websites. Task 2 Directions: In this part, you are going to read a passage with 5 statements
attached to it. Each statement contains information is given in one of the paragraphs. Identified the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. The 5 statements are numbered 52 to 56. Each paragraph is marked with a letter, you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Shift.
Out with the Old-Seven New Wonders of the World
[A] Forget the Pyramids. Seven new wonders of the world were announced in Lisbon, Portugal, fittingly, on Saturday July 7, 2007. For longer than two years, and with more than 100 million votes from Internet polls and text massages, just about anyone with an Internet connection could vote on the new 7 wonders.
[B] The origin of the idea of “seven wonders of the world” dates back to Herodotus (484B.C—425B.C) and Callimachus (305B.C—240B.C), who made lists which included the Great Pyramid of Babylon, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Temple of Artermis at Ephesus, Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes and Lighthouse of Alexandria.
[C] Founder of the organization New 7 Wonders, Bemard Weber, came up the idea of naming seven new wonders in an effort to raise money to reconstruct the giant statues of Buddha in Afghanistan, which were destroyed by the Taliban.
[D] The newly elected wonders of the world include the following architectural land marks: the Great Wall of China, the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Brazil, the hidden city of Manchu Picchu in Peru, Jordan’s Petra, the Taj Mahal in India, Mexico’s Chichen Itza Pyramid and the Colosseum in Rome. Other nominees included the Statue of Liberty, Ester Island, the Eiffel Tower, and Stonehenge, but all came up short in the votes. “ The people of the world has created global memory—7 things that everyone will remember,” said Weber. Surprisingly, none of new wonders is in the North America, while nearly half of them are located in Latin America.
[E] So what about the Pyramids? The pyramid of Giza is the only remaining wonder of the original 7 wonders of the ancient world. The other ancient wonders have fallen victim to earthquakes and other reasons. The Egyptians were rumored to be outraged(愤怒的) that the pyramid to earn a spot on the list. “Monuments don’t have to parade on a podium on the podium like in a beauty contest,” Said Greek culture minister George Voulgarakis. The competition “has nothing to do with the true value of monuments,” He added. The pyramid will not lose its position as a world wonder, in addition to the new seven.
[F] There were many others that questioned the credibility of the poll. The results undoubtedly left out the votes and opinions of people in parts of the world without an internet connection.
[G] The united nations education, science and cultural organization (UNESCO) has taken a strong stance against the vote. Christian Nanhar, a press officer of UNESCO, an organization that names historical and world heritage sites, voiced his discontent over the voting. “all of these wonders obviously deserve a place on the list but what disturb us is that the list is limited to just seven. ”
[H] Nevertheless, the new seven wonders have gotten much praise around the globe.
The new list has given citizens of these countries a new sense of pride in their landmarks and will most likely see a rise in tourists flocking to see these world wonders.
52.The other wonders of the ancient world were destroyed by earthquakes, fire or other reasons except the pyramid of Giza. E
53.People had their votes through the Internet to elect new 7 wonders. A
54.The result of the election of new 7 wonders will encourage tourists from all over the world to see those landmarks. H
55.The purpose of the election is to raise money to reconstruct the giant statues of buddha destroyed by Taliban. C
56.The great wall of china got more polls than those of any other new 7 wonders. D
Part Ⅶ applied writing
Directions: this part is to test your ability to do practical writing. you are required to write a business planning according to the following information. you should write your planning ( no less than 100 words) on the answer sheet.
说明：根据下列信息为Williams-Smith Joint Automobile Co. Ltd.拟写一份企业企划。
内容：1. 公司名称：Williams-Smith Joint Automobile Co. Ltd. 2. 公司注册地：中国上海 3. 公司目标：
（1）在上海生产新能源家用轿车。 （2）年生产量将达到10万台。 （3）第一年在中国市场销售。
（4）第二年将向东南亚市场推广。
（5）第三年将公司生产的新能源家用轿车推向拉丁美洲市场。 4. 公司注册资本：4,000,000,000美元 5. 董事会：2016年4月成立。
2015年重庆专升本《大学英语》考试真题及试卷分析
