2023河南专升本专业英语真题及答案解析

Part Ⅰ．Reading Comprehension

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or incomplete statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET.

Passage One

At a medical laboratory clinic in Waterloo, Ontario, an elderly woman sat on the edge of a waiting room chair loudly singing out Celine Dion's tune My Heart Will Go On. I was there with my father, who was having a routine blood test when the woman arrived. She settled herself into the seat directly across from my dad. The position made it seem as though she was sitting here to engage in conversation with him. She smiled at him, and he smiled back.

I was concerned about how my dad would react to the possible interaction in his space. He was 77 at the time and had been living with Alzheimer's for several years. He was a brilliant and introverted man. When he was healthy, he considered it wholly bad manners to bring undue attention to someone. I couldn't help but think that this old woman was playing with fire.

Her singing began gently, like a quiet hum. I glanced at my dad. His smile was gone, and he was stating right at her. She was staring back. I couldn't read his expression, but it seemed to be something like confusion. This wasn't an unusual state for him, and I wondered whether he was actually seeing her or whether he was lost somewhere deep in his mind, not really aware of her presence at that point. Or maybe he was trying to establish whether she was someone he should know.  Her singing slowly got louder. By the time she got to the chorus—" Near, far, wherever you are...", my dad looked a little shocked. Still, I watched for any sign of an annoyed outburst. Instead, his face softened, and the tension eased in his brow. He no longer looked confused.

People say that Alzheimer's is a thief, which steals your loved ones slowly, day by day. There is so much heartbreaking truth in that statement. But certain experiences with my dad have allowed me to see another side of him that I never knew. In an unexpected way, that's what happened to me that day in the clinic. When her song ended and the waiting room became silent, the woman opened her eyes. My dad was still looking directly at her. "That was beautiful," he said. And she smiled and said, "Thank you."

1、 Why did the author's father appear at the clinic?______

A. To get a physical examination.

B. To ask for advice from the doctors.

C. To search for a cure for his disease.

D. To enjoy the song sung by an elderly woman.

2、 Why did the author think the elderly woman was playing with fire? ______

A. She considered the old woman's song as beautiful.

B. She believed the old woman would become famous.

C. She thought the old woman's voice would attract others.

D. She assumed her father would get angry with the old woman.

3、 How did the author's father most possibly feel at his first hearing the song? ______

A. Glad.                                B. Sad.

C. Confused.                              D. Moved.

4、 What was the reaction of the author's father when the song ended? ______

A. He was annoyed at it.                  B. He was stuck in confusion.

C. He was excited to hear it.             D. He thought highly of it.

5、 What's the main idea of the passage? ______

A. Some heartbreaking truths about Alzheimer's.

B. An elderly woman's beautiful singing at the clinic.

C. Dad's unexpected reaction to a woman's singing at the clinic.

D. People's common reaction to a woman's singing at the clinic.

Passage Two

The newly released national reading report of China conducted by the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication (CAPP) shows that 80 percent of Chinese adults read books, newspapers or magazines in 2018, a year-on-year increase, extending the rising streak to six years in a row.

According to Wei Yushan, head of CAPP, the growth of digital reading has made reading more popular among Chinese. About 76 percent said they had accessed content through digital channels, including online reading and reading on mobile gadgets, up from 73 percent in 2017.

Chen Chengpei, an office worker in Xiamen, East China's Fujian Province, loves reading martial arts novels on his mobile phone app in his spare time. "It's so convenient to kill the spare minutes." Mobile phone reading has become the main channel for him to gain information. He has downloaded seven news apps, through which he reads for one or two hours a day.

Listening to audiobooks has become a new growth point in terms of reading habits, the report shows. According to Ximalaya, a popular audio sharing platform in China, the number of audiobook users takes up 16.9 percent of its total registered users. To attract more users, the mobile app allows users to vote for the book they hope to listen to most. The audio app then organizes broadcasters and production groups to meet their needs.

Li Yang, a student in Beijing, used to be plagued by piles of books as her dormitory is too small. The predicament(尴尬的境地) was addressed when she started to sell the used books on an online second-hand bookstore Deacutejagrave Vu. She has sold 50 books, earning more than 300 yuan.

"By selling them, most of my books which used to gather dust in the corner can come to life again," Li said.

"When I see my books being read by others, I can feel the pleasure of sharing, which is really amazing," she added.

6、 According to the newly released national reading report of China, which of the following statements is TRUE? ______

A. 80 percent of Chinese adults read online in 2018.

B. 90 percent of Chinese adults read books in 2018.

C. People only read books, newspapers or magazines in 2012.

D. The year 2018 witnesses the sixth successive increase in the reading percentage.

7、 What is the specific reason to explain that reading is becoming more and more popular among Chinese according to Wei Yushan? ______

A. The growth of online reading.

B. The increase in mobile apps.

C. The enlargement of reading contents.

D. The technological development of mobile phones.

8、 Which of the following can replace the underlined word "gadgets" in Paragraph 2? ______

A. Devices.                               B. Vehicles.

C. Designs.                               D. Versions.

9、 What is Chen Chengpei's powerful motivation to read on mobile phones? ______

A. To earn more money.

B. To gain information.

C. To make more friends.

D. To sell second-hand books.

10、 What can we know from Li Yang's case? ______

A. She was tired of her dormitory because it is too small.

B. Other people may share and read her books with 300 yuan.

C. She was in an awkward position when selling books online.

D. By selling her used books online, Li Yang felt the pleasure of sharing.

Passage Three

Ever since humans inhabited the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech. When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions stand for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists, the deaf, and the mute have had to use this form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole words are very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however, cannot.

Body language transmits ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally. A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only joking. A nod signifies approval, while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction. Other forms of non-linguistic language can be found in Braille(a system of raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide, warn, and instruct people, especially for drivers.

While verbalization is the most common form of language, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.

11、 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? ______

A. There are many forms of communication in existence today.

B. Verbalization is the most common form of communication.

C. The deaf and the mute do not need sign language for communication.

D. Ideas and thoughts can be transmitted by body language.

12、 The underlined word "transmits" in Para. 2 can be best replaced by "______".

A. translates                             B. expresses

C. impresses                             D. transfers

13、 Which form other than oral speech would be most commonly used among drivers? ______

A. A wink.

B. Body language.

C. Signal flags.

D. Picture signs and road maps.

14、 Which form other than oral speech would be most commonly used among blind people? ______

A. Picture signs.                         B. Braille.

C. Body language.                       D. Signal flags.

15、 Which of the following best summarizes this passage? ______

A. When language is a barrier, people will find other forms of communication.

B. Everybody uses only one form of communication.

C. Non-linguistic language is invaluable to foreigners.

D. Although other forms of communication exist, verbalization is the fastest.

Passage Four

The human brain contains 10 thousand million cells and each of these may have a thousand connections. Such great numbers used to discourage us and cause us to stop thinking about the possibility of making a machine with human-like ability, but now that we have grown used to moving forward at such a speed, we can be less sure. Quite soon, in only 10 or 20 years, perhaps, we will be able to build a machine as complex as the human brain, and if we can we will. It may then take us a long time to make it as intelligent as the human brain by properly programming it.

I think it certain that in decades, not centuries, machines of silicon(硅) will arise to compete with their human ancestors. In a real sense they will be able to reproduce themselves. Silicon will have ended carbon's long control. And we will no longer be able to consider ourselves to be the finest intelligence in the world.

As the intelligence of robots increases and their cost goes down, we may achieve a lot with their help, first on the earth through their ability to complete any kind of work in harmful environments. In the end, deserts may turn into gardens. Further ahead, by a combination of the great wealth this new age will bring and the technology it will provide, the creation of a huge, man-made world in space, home to thousands or millions of people, will be within our power.

16、 What will have made carbon' s long control end according to Paragraph 2? ______

A. Silicon.         B. Copper.           C. Iron.              D. Aluminium.

17、 What does the author think about machines with human-like ability? ______

A. He believes they will be useful to human beings.

B. He believes that they will control us in the future.

C. He is not quite sure in what way they may influence us.

D. He doesn't consider the construction of such machines possible.

18、 A robot can be used to expand our frontiers when ______.

A. its intelligence and cost are beyond question

B. it is able to bear the rough environment

C. it is made as complex as the human brain

D. its architecture is different from that of the present ones

19、 It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A. after the installation of a great number of cells and connections, robots will be capable of self-reproduction

B. with the rapid development of technology, people have come to realize the possibility of making a machine with human-like ability

C. once we make a machine as complex as the human brain, it will possess intelligence

D. robots will have control of the vast, man-made world in space

20、 Which is the best way to make a machine intelligent? ______

A. By making it work in such environments as deserts, oceans or space.

B. By working hard for 10 or 20 years.

C. By properly programming it.

D. By reproducing it.

Part Ⅱ．Cloze

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage and mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET.

Wang Yaping, .41, is part of a three-member team  21   for the Tiangong—or Heavenly Palace—space station,  22   she is expected to become the first Chinese woman  23   a spacewalk.

This time, Wang's team will stay  24   183 days—the longest stint in space by Chinese astronauts. The crew is composed  25   her and another two astronauts: mission commander Zhai Zhigang, 55, and Ye Guangfu, 41.

Shenzhou-13 is  26   to  27   from the Gobi Desert in the northwest of China at 00:23 a. m. Beijing time  28   Saturday, the China Manned Space Program Office said on Thursday.

It will be Wang's second space mission.

In 2013, she spent 15 days in  29   with the Shenzhou-10 mission. From a test module on the space station, she gave a science lecture to 60 million students  30   China—  31   them surface tension of liquids in space,  32   kung fu motions and answering questions.

According to Wang, a manned space program  33   female astronauts would be  34  . "It is like a woman's role in the family. Women have  35   We also make serious missions more  36   and pleasant," she said. And female crew members bring a  37   benefit too, Wang added. "We women  38   weigh less (than men, and) that's more economical to the mission."

Wang is China's second woman in space, after fellow astronaut Liu Yang. In 2012, Liu  39   history by joining a three-person crew on the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft—a milestone  40   by women across China.

21、 A. answering      B. applying          C. heading          D. apologizing

22、 A. when           B. which            C. where            D. that

23、 A. to conduct      B. conducting        C. conducted        D. conduct

24、 A. within          B. before            C. after              D. for

25、 A. with           B. of               C. for               D. to

26、 A. scheduled      B. controlled         C. ordered           D. bought

27、 A. take on        B. take off          C. take up          D. take in

28、 A. on             B. at               C. in               D. until

29、 A. hotel           B. planet            C. orbit              D. museum

30、 A. past            B. beside            C. across            D. out

31、 A. listening        B. watching          C. thinking          D. showing

32、 A. carrying        B. conducting        C. looking           D. learning

33、 A. behind         B. without          C. of               D. by

34、 A. impractical     B. incomplete        C. illegal            D. irregular

35、 A. aims            B. ways              C. responsibilities    D. burdens

36、 A. lively           B. lovely            C. lonely            D. luckily

37、 A. partial          B. practical          C. connected        D. complex

38、 A. teachers        B. students          C. researchers       D. astronauts

39、 A. translated       B. discovered        C. continued         D. made

40、 A. studied         B. suggested         C. praised           D. celebrated

Part Ⅲ．Error Correction

Directions: There are 10 sentences. Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. You are required to identify the one that is incorrect, and then write the corresponding letter and the correct answer on the ANSWER SHEET.

41、 SomeA. of the suggestionsB. have been accepted, but others have beenC. turned down as they are quite practicableD..

42、 I stillA. remember the strong emotion arousing B.in me whenC. I read that piece of newsD. in yesterday's evening paper.

43、 The average familiesA. inB. Chinese cities spendsC. more money onD. housing than before.

44、 So depressed is my grandmaA. thatB. itC. is impossible cheerD. her up.

45、 Even single exposureA. to chemicalsB., if the amount is largeC. enough, can cause severelyD. poisoning.

46、 The design teamA. is going to be designedB. a poster forC. theD. campaign next month.

47、 The proposal thatA. they had taken the transportationB. problemC. into considerD. was rejected.

48、 Space exploration toA. the distant planets haveB. been made possible withC. the rapid developmentD. of modern technology.

49、 No surprise that manyA. of the quotes, particularly fromB. Greeks, wasC. cynical, angryD. and bitter.

50、 Extensive reporting onA. television has helpedB. to generate interestC. in a wide variousD. of sports.

Part Ⅳ Ordering

Directions: There are 5 disordered sentences in the following paragraph. Please reorder them and write the number ①, ②, ③, ④ or ⑤ to each corresponding sentence on the ANSWER SHEET.

Stress may accelerate aging. In one study, 39 women with chronically ill children were compared to 19 women with healthy children.  ①People have to find buffers to stress, like family, friends, meditation, exercise or even medicine. ②How people perceive stress is a very important factor in protecting their health. ③It was found that for the women with the highest stress, their cells did appear to be prematurely aged, around a decade older. ④But what matters is not the stress itself, it is how one perceives stress. ⑤They were asked to rate how overwhelmed they felt by daily life.

51、 ______

52、 ______

53、 ______

54、 ______

55、 ______

Part Ⅴ．Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English and write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.

56、 和平、发展、合作共赢是大势所趋。

57、 和旗袍一样，唐装也是中国民族传统服饰之一。

58、 无论走到哪里，你都应该去看看当地的名胜古迹。

59、 保护环境、应对气候变化是人类要面对的挑战。

60、 举世闻名的丝绸之路连接了中国与中、西亚的文化，沟通了中华文明、希腊文明与罗马 文明。

61、 In truth, when you're at your lowest, finding happiness is about as easy as retrieving a lost contact lens on the beach, and while you do fall upon moments of bliss, they're fleeing.

That's the nature of this emotion—it comes and goes. So, when someone close is in a difficult place, try not to push away their sadness, worry or anxiety while presenting them with an unachievable single target of happiness. Respecting their emotions and reassuring them with your patience, love and understanding might prove to be more encouraging.

Part Ⅵ．Writing

62、Directions: For this part,you're required to write a composition on. the topic Opinions About Improving Public Health based on, the outline given in English below. Please write it on the ANSWER SHEET with at least 160 words.

1. Some people say that the best way to improve public health is to increase public sports facilities, while other people say that increasing public sports facilities is less effective and they require other measures;

2. State your opinions about this issue.

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