成考专升本英语真题汇总

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1. What rare thing did the Walt Disney Company do last autumn? failed.

C. It bought a big company.

D. It claimed to be the mirror of American culture. A. It planned to build a history theme park in Virginia. B. It admitted that their plan to build another park

2. People are influenced by Disney in many ways. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?

A. People eat Disney food.

B. People love to see Disney films.

C. People listen to Disney songs on Radio Disney. D. People visit Disneyland and Disney World.

3. According to Professor Bloom, what will happen if people continue to be influenced by Disney in such a way?

A. Children can learn a lot before they go to school. B. People will have many different forms of

entertainment.

C. People will find themselves in the same culture all

over—Disney's culture.

D. People will become sexist or racist.

4. According to the text, what is wrong with Disney films?

A. Some films are love stories and are not good for

children.

B. Some films are not good in quality. C. Some films are too cheerful to be true.

D. Some films are not true to the history.

5. What is the main idea of the text?

A. Walt Disney Company is a successful company. B. Disney is the symbol of American culture, though

some people don't like it.

C. Disney is not good because it gives false accounts

in its films.

D. Disney is good because it brings people fun.

1. Fads are common in the United States because _______.

A. Americans are foolish and vain B. there are many teenagers there

C. Americans want to see changes in their lives D. Americans are easily influenced by people from

other countries

2. The difference between a fad and a trend is that _______.

A. a fad lasts longer

B. a fad is more important

D. a trend will never

C. a trend lasts longer

change

3. The elderly woman in the TV advertisement became popular, and this example shows that _______.

A. Americans like old people as well as young people B. Americans sometimes like to follow the lives of

ordinary people

C. Americans enjoy following the lives of famous

people

D. Americans pay a lot of attention to people with

special abilities

4. The desire for money cannot explain fads in _______.

A. language C. furniture

B. fashion D. food

5. According to the text, fads are common in any country that _______.

A. has a long history

B. is in the West

D. is

C. is famous for its fashion design

developed

1. From Paragraph 1 we know that the author ______.

A. is a little fatter than before

B. usually had fast food and soft drinks C. often fell ill

D. didn't like to take pictures at

college

2. The author enjoys exercising because _______.

A. she wants to be more beautiful by losing weight B. she doesn't want to die early C. she likes to live a healthy life

D. she would like to make up the happy time she lost

before

3. The text mentions there are many false ideas about fat people in society. Which of the following is NOT one of these false ideas?

A. They could not lose weight even if they decided to

do so.

B. They have emotional or mental issues. C. They have eating disorders. D. They have chosen to be fat.

4. When the author hears someone saying, \"You have such a pretty face\" (Para. 6), she understands what the speaker really means is ______.

A. \"You have such a beautiful face\" B. \"You are too fat to be fit\"

C. \"I like you with such a pretty face\" D. \"You'd be prettier if you weren't that fat\"

5. The author feels happy when she learns that some cultures have different standards of beauty, because ______.

A. she loves to experience different cultures

B. she needn't worry about the problem of being

overweight

C. she enjoys being liked for beauty

D. she likes to make friends with men from different

cultures

1. Natalie Cole became famous because _________.

A. more than 20 million of her records had been sold B. she had won several Grammy awards

C. she is the daughter of famous singer Nat King Cole D. A and B

2. Which of the following is true about Natalie's childhood?

A. She didn't have a normal childhood when she was a

little girl.

B. It was always possible for a little girl like her to

have a normal childhood.

C. She didn't have a normal childhood because her

father spent much of his time away from home.

D. She had a normal childhood, though her father

spent much of his time away from home.

3. \"During her college years at Amherst, Cole began to experiment with drugs, though they didn't

stop her from joining a music group.\" Here, \"they\" refers to _____.

A. drugs C. doctors

B. her college friends D. her fellow singers

4. Which of the following is true according to the text?

A. Two years after Natalie Cole was arrested and

almost died because of drugs, her first record won two Grammies.

B. When Natalie Cole's first record won two Grammies,

she had been arrested and stayed in prison for two years.

C. When Natalie Cole's first record won two Grammies,

she was almost dying because of drugs.

D. Though Natalie Cole was arrested for crimes

involving drugs, her first record won two Grammies.

5. \"I'm so grateful for the way my life has turned out\" means _____.

A. I'm glad about all that I have experienced B. I'm glad about where I am now

C. I'm sorry for all that I have experienced D. I'm sorry for where I am now

1. How did the author's friend feel after he broke up with his girlfriend?

A. He felt free.

B. He lost self-confidence.

D. He felt painful.

C. He became disappointed.

2. What did he think was very important in building a good relationship with women?

A. Good skin.

B. Dating at expensive

restaurants.

C. Good hair. D. Being dressed up.

3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of his ways to hide his thinning top during a date?

A. Going to a cinema.

B. Walking the dog.

D. Playing in the

C. Going to a sports event.

park.

4. How did the author help his friend to get back to the normal dating world?

A. By introducing nice ladies to him. B. By taking him to expensive restaurants.

C. By finding some dating places where a cap was

acceptable.

D. By tricking (诱使) him into taking a lady for dinner

without wearing a hat.

5. What can we tell about the author from this story?

A. He likes laughing at his friend.

B. He is a

helpful friend.

C. He is a very rich person.

D. He is a boring

person.

1. This text is mainly about a father's _______.

A. interests

B. love toward his

children

C. lifestyle

D. achievements in life

2. The author was surprised when having dinner at his friend's house because _______. hands

C. nobody washed their hands before dinner

D. nobody reminded him of the possibility of food A. nobody spoke at the dinner table

B. nobody asked him whether he had washed his

poisoning

3. The author's coat was not right because _______.

A. it was too long and heavy

B. it was too

old-fashioned

C. it was not warm enough

D. it was made from

material of poor quality

4. It is mentioned in the text, though not directly, that when you drive in America, it's safer to _______.

A. have clear driving directions

B. keep the car

windows closed

C. make right turns

D. make left turns

5. After the author's father drops the author off at the train station, _______.

A. he drives back home at once

B. he drives to

Manhattan

C. he goes to a parking lot to fix his car D. he waits in his car to see his son off

1. The speaker _____ for a moment, and then began to answer the question.

A. shook C. pressed

B. paused D. tripped

2. She is so strange. She always tries to _____ talking to me.

A. prefer C. avoid

B. protect D. assure

3. Does _____ want to buy this book? It's only $3.50, but it tells an interesting story.

A. anyone C. someone

B. anything D. something

4. It is unnecessary for those who study hard to consider the _____ of failing the exam.

A. danger C. surprise

B. warning D. possibility

5. We often _____ the happy time we spent at your home last summer.

A. recall

B. remind

D. provide

C. present

6. I'm _____ of his purpose in saying those words, but I don't want to argue with him.

A. careless C. content

B. conscious D. confident

7. While I was walking alone down the street, three men came up to me and asked me for _____ to the beach.

A. contacts C. material

B. contents D. directions

8. Jack is among the brightest of his _____: he can speak several foreign languages and has won three national prizes.

A. honor

B. ability

D. edge

C. generation