成高专升本 2018 年英语考试真题与答案解析成高专升本 2018 年英语考试真题与答案解析第 1 卷(选择题，共 125 分)I.Phonetics(5 points)Directions:In each of the following groups of words,there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A,B,C and D.Compare the underlined parts and iden-tify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation.Mark your answerby blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1.A.penalty B.moment C.quarrel D.absent2.A.sympathy B.material C.courage D.analysis3.A.starvation B.suggestion C.satisfaction D.situation4.A.donkey B.turkey C.money D.obey5.A.revise B.consist C.advertise D.visit.Vocabulary and Structure(15 points)Directions:There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section.For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.6.Jonathan and Joe left the house to go for_ after supper.A.walk B.the walkC.wallks D.a walk7.He pointed at the new car and asked,_ is it?Have you ever seen it before?A.Why B.WhereC.Who D.Whose8.My father asked _ to help with his work.A.I and Tom B.Tom and meC.me and Tom D.Tom and I9.Nowadays little knowledge _ to be a dangerous thing.A.seem B.seemedC.does seem D.do seem10.If their marketing team succeeds,they _ their profits by 20 percent.A.will increase B.would be increasingC.will have increased D.would have been increasing11.Youd better take these documents with you _ you need them for the meeting.A.unless B.in caseC.until D.so that12.I haven t been to a pop festival before and Mike hasn t _A.too B.as wellC.neither D.either13._ is known to the world,Mark Twain was a great American writer.A.As B.OnceC.That D.It14.John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages_ in the dictionary.A.lacking B.losingC.missing D.dropping15.Not until the game had begun _ at the sports ground.A.should he have arrived B.would he have arrivedC.did he arrive D.had he arrived16.Moviegoers know that many special effects are created by computers,they often don tknow is that these scenes still require a lot of work.A.That B.WhomC.What D.How17.The president is to give a formal _ at the opening ceremony.A.speech B.debateC.discussion D.argument18.When I am confronted with such questions,my mind goes _,and I can hardly remember myown date of birth.A.faint B.blankC.dark D.blind19.If they are willing to lend us the money we need,all our problems will be_A.solved B.causedC.covered D.met20.This article _ more attention to the problem of cultural conflicts.A.cares for B.allows forC.applies for D.calls for.Cloze(30 points)Directions:For each blank in the following passage,there are four choices marked A,B0 Cand D.Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackeningthe corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.What enables some people to get big creative breakthroughs while others only get small and non-creative breakdowns,blaming themselves and society?Are some people gifted?Are there other factors 21 work-factors that we have more control over than we think?While nobody can deny the 22 that some people seem to be blessed with particular creativity,research shows that anyone can 23 their chances of coming up with new and original ideas 24 they would only engage themselves more in the process of 25.It s the old Thomas Edison thing about discovery 26 99 percent perspiration(汗水)and 1 percent inspiration.27,the studies prove this:great creative breakthroughs usually happen only 28 intense periods of struggle.It is sustained effort towards a specific goal 29 eventually prepares for great creative insights.This kind of sustained effort does not always 30 immediate results,a fact that not only separates the innovators(革新者)from non-innovators,but 31 leads some people to conclude that it is just not 32 for them.Maybe I should have gone to medical school like my mother wanted,they wonder when the breakthrough is 33 to be found.Alas,one forgets during inevitable encounters 34 self-doubt,that the big surprise is never 35.Indeed,it can happen at any time and place.21.A.to B.in C.at D.by22.A.issue B.problem C.reason D.fact23.A.miss B.reduce C.increase D.lose24.A.because B.if C.while D.whether25.A.creation B.practice C.production D.achievement26.A.being B.be C.was D.were27.A.Sooner or laterB.Some day or otherC.Every now and thenD.Time and again28.A.beyond B.after C.above D.through29.A.that B.who C.what D.as30.A.create B.produce C.inspire D.encourage31.A.too B.once C.again D.also32.A.good B.difficult C.possible D.stupid33.A.anywhere B.everywhere C.somewhere D.nowhere34.A.against B.across C.with D.into35.A.far away B.used up C.cleared off D.near byIV.Reading Comprehension(60 points)Directions:There are five reading passages in this part.Each passage is followed by four questions.For each question there are four suggested answers marked A,B,C and D.Choose the best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneDebate is a valuable way to practise commu