57. Which of the following is NOT true of English? A) It is widely taught in schools.
B) It has become a second language for many millions of people. C) Many books have been written in English. D) It is less popular than Esperanto. 58. What is the best title of the passage? A) The language made by one man. B) A talk about the world language.
C) English as a second language for everyone. D) Esperanto-a better language than English.
Passage Three
After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earth quake scientists had news to report: The damage an d death toll could have been much worse.
More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, an earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims. Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a.m. on a holiday, when traffic was light on the city's highways. In addition, changes made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city's buildings and highways, making them more resistant to quakes.
Despite the good news, civil engineers aren't resting on their successes. Pinned to their drawing boards are blueprints for improved quake-resistant. The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place.
In the past, making structures quake-resistant meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel and wood, that bend \\\\rithOLlt breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to reduce the impact of ground vibrations. The most recent designs give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports.Called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquake's vibrations.When the ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would force the building toshift in the opposite direction.
The new smart structures could be very expensive to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.
59. One reason why the loss of lives in the Los Angeles earthquake was comparatively low was that . A) new computers had been installed in the buildings
B) it occurred in the residential areas rather than on the highways C) large numbers of Los Angeles residents had gone for a holiday
D) improvements had been made in the construction of buildings and highways 60. The function of the computer mentioned in the passage is to A) counterbalance an earthquake's action on the building B) predict the coming of an earthquake with accuracy C) help strengthen the foundation of the building D) measure the impact of an earthquake's vibrations
61. It can be inferred from the passage that in minimizing the damage caused by earthquakes attention should be focused on .
A) the increasing use of rubber and steel in capital construction B) the development of flexible building materials C) the reduction of the impact of ground vibrations
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D) early forecasts of earthquakes
62. The main purpose of. this passage is mostly to . A) compare the consequences of the earthquakes that occurred in the U.S. B) encourage civil engineers to make extensive use of computers
C) outline the history of the development of quake-resistant building materials D) report new developments in constructing quake-resistant buildings
Section B
Directions: Match the Chinese sentences in the left column with the English in the right column, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer with a single line through the centre. 63．首先，他如此努力工作并非只是为了钱，他一心为了教育青年人并设法激励他们在各方面取得进步。 64．要保持好名声所赢得的那份尊重，这一渴求促使我成为全家第一个上大学的人。 65．我们必须唤醒人们认识到环境保护的重要性。否则，就为时太晚了。 66．庇护孩子不让他们知道自己已经失败对于他们的成长是绝对无益的。 A) The desire to keep the respect of a good name propelled me to become the first in our family to go to college. B) Shielding children from the knowledge that they have failed is anything but beneficial to their development. C)We must waken people to the importance of environmental protection. Or it will be too late. D)To start with, it is not only money that he works so hard. He is committed to educating the young and tries to motivate them to get ahead in life. 67.观在回想起来，他是故意不让我们知道， A) The only thing neighbor have in common to begin 免得扫了大家的兴。 with is proximity, and unless something more 68．尽管他对拥有这份体面的工作心存感develops, that isn't reason enough to be best friends. 激，但是他并不真正认为具有写作天才的B) As I look back, it's clear that he had deliberately 人一定能够教书。 kept all of that hidden from us to avoid spoiling our 69．对于一个腼腆的人而言，他爱交际的fun 慷慨精神尤其难能可贵。 C) Though grateful for gentle employment, he didn't 70．一开始，邻居们唯一的公共点就是住really see who had a gift for writing should necessarily 得近，只有进一步发展关系，才有足够的be able to teach. 理由成为最好的朋友。 D) For a shy man, his gregarious generosity of spirit was remarkable. 第II卷
第四部分：翻译（本大题共1 0小题，每小题2分，共20分）
Part IV Translation Section A
Directions: Put the following sentences into Chinese. All of them are taken from the passages you have just read.
71. Recent studies have shown that the behavior of rats is greatly affected by space.
72. At least six hundred languages have been developed in the search for a language which all human beings
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would be able to speak.
73. Throughout this century English has grown more and more important. It has become a second language for many millions of people.
74. By comparison, an earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims. 75. The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place.
Section B
Directions: Put the following sentences into English.
76. 我过去常常浪费很多时间玩游戏。
77．理论上说，你的计划听上去不错，但实际上行得通吗？
78．小女孩的歌声给老人带来了欢乐，帮助他忍受住种种生活的艰辛。
79．这个倔强的男孩不愿意听从父母的忠告。
80．只要你一辈子不停地努力工作，你在回忆往事时就会感孙心满意足的。
第五部分：写作（共1 5分） Part V Writing
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a com position on the topic Online Games. You should write at least 120 words and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below.
1．现在有一些大学生沉迷于网络游戏，家长和学校对此甚为担忧； 2． 有人认网络游戏并不是一无是处； 3．你对此的看法是……
山东省2013年普通高等教育专升本统一考试
英语第I卷
第一部分：听力理解（本大题共20小题，每小题1分 Part I Listening Comprehension Section A short conversations
Directions: In this section you will hear ten short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Each conversation and question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four suggested answers marked A) , B) , C) and D) , and decide which is the best answer. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. l. A) His wife does not like Scotland. B) His wife is afraid of traffic accidents. C) His wife does not feel well recently. D) His wife has a personal problem. 2. A) The woman lost her memory once last year.
B) The woman had trouble finding anyone who knew her.
C) The woman wanted other people to form a fair opinion about her. D) The woman was seriously wounded last winter.
3.A)To put some money in the bank. B) To spend a lot of money C)To save a lot of money. D) To open a deposit account
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4.A)On a mountain path. B) In a supermarket
C)On a road. D) In a railway station
5..A)To help her ring the bell. B)To help her fasten the seat belt C)To help her with her bag. D)To hold the bag for her 6.A)He was not hungry. B)He had already had his breakfast C)He was too tired. D)He wanted to sleep a little more 7..A)Teaching English by radio.
B)Teaching English in a high school. C)Learning English by radio.
D)Learning English by themselves. 8.A)The woman lost Gail's phone number. B)The man needs to install a phone.
C)The man hasn't yet got Gail's phone number D)Gail used to live in California.
9.A)All the noise inside made his mind wander. B)He was surprised that she couldn't hear him C)He wondered what all the noise was about. D)It was, indeed, too noisy to hear.
10. A)A drugstore. B)A supermarket.
C)The name of high building. D)The name of a street. .
Section B Longer Dialogues
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the dialogue you have just heard.
11. A) She thinks Greg might be interested in joining the theatre group.
B) She thinks Greg might be interested in taking some very hard courses. C) She thinks Greg might be interested in calling the theatre group.
D) She thinks Greg might be interested in putting in extra time in rehearsals.
12. A) Once two weeks. B) Every other Wednesday. C) Every other Thursday. D) Once a week. 13. A) Because he is not sure whether he really loves acting.
B) Because he hardly thinks he can put in extra time before a performance. C) Because he is not sure whether he will have time to go to the rehearsals. D) Because he is not sure whether he will be able to learn his part. 14. A) She will have some fun. B)She will call Greg.
C)She will watch a rehearsal. D) She will join the theatre group 15.A)She expects Greg to keep his promise B)She expects Greg to give her a call soon
C)She expects Greg to go to the theatre group right away
D)She expects Greg to watch a rehearsal and see how much fun it is Dialogue Two
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the dialogue you have just heard. 16.A)Looking for a right place to live
B)Helping the man with some housework C)Looking for an apartment for the man
D)Doing a research on neighbor relationships
17.A) The man does all the washing for everyone in the apartment B)All the people in the apartment take turns to do all the washing
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' C)All the people in the apartment help each other in washing clothes D)All the people in the apartment have to share one washer and dryer 18.A)He not only paid for the paint but also did the painting B)He did the painting while his neighbor paid for the paint C)He had his neighbor paid the apartment and paid them for it D)His neighbor not only paid for the paint but also did the painting 19.A) They helped with the moving
B)They allowed him to postpone the mowing C)They sold the mover to pay the man’s treatment
D)They asked the man not to move in the following months 20.A)He disliked the man and moved out
B)He did something wrong and moved out ashamed
C)He knew the woman wanted to move in so he moved out D)He couldn’t put up with his neighbors and moved out
第二部分：词汇和语法结构（本大题共30小题，每小题0.5分，共15分）
PartⅡVocabulary 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 the center
21. You that office building after dark. A)have no business for entrance B)have no business entering C)Have not the business to enter D)do not have business to entering
22．It's necessary that the president in time to attend the meeting. A) came B)will come C)come D) comes 23. This test is for students native language is not English. A) whose B)that C) of whom D) which
24._____He retires, Prof. Baker will have taught in the university for almost forty years A) By this time B) At the time C)At the same time D) By the time 25. The commercial centre ______will be the most magnificent one in the city. A) built B)to be built C)be building D)having been built
26. You to town to see the movie yesterday. It will be on TV tonight. A) needn't go B)should not go C) had better not go D) needn't have gone 27. Across the river_________
A) lies a new built bridge B) lies a newly built bridge C) a new built bridge lies D) a newly built bridge lies
28. We've all heard of Thomas Edison, who invented the electric light and many other things. A) man B)a man C)the man D)men
29. Our aim is to make the electricity the people better. A) serve A) served C) to serve D) serve for
30.I would have told him the answer had it been possible, but I _____so busy then A) had been B) were C) was D) would be
31.We must improve the farming method we may get high yields. A) in order to B) in order that C) since D) as 32．PTO stands_____\
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山东省专升本统一考试历年英语真题试卷
