2021年山东专升本大学英语考试真题1

2021年山东专升本大学英语考试真题1

Part 1 Cloze (15 points)

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word. for each blank from a list of choices given in the box, Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the box is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each choice on the ANSWER SHEET You may not use any of the words in the box more than once.

A. ceasier   B. groups   C. if   D. pay   E. on   F carefully   G. income   H. that   I. what   J. borrow

Students at university can learn and make friends_1__ w ill last a lifetime. However, the cost of studying is on the rise. This increase means that most students can get into money trouble_ 2 they do not know how to manage their money. 

It is not just the course fees. Students must also ___3 for room and board. In addition, they may spend money_4__ clothes, travel, and other things.

Thus, students need to budget_ 5_ At most universities teachers can give students advice on how to spend their money. The first thing they suggest is to write down your 6__ , for example, the money you w ill get from your family or a part-time job.Then list allof your expenses. Put your expenses into two___ 7: those that change (food, books,travel), and those that will stay the same (tuition, room, and board). Add together all of yourexpenses.

When you do this, you find it is_ 8__ to plan out your budget. This means you cansave your money, rather than try to9 from others. As you can see, there is more to learn at university than just_ 10_ is taught in the classroom,

Part II Reading Comprehension (45 points)

Section A (30 points)

Directions: In this section, there are three passages. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices markedA, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET

Passage One

Wyatt Baldwin has been playing rock, paper, scissors(剪万) since he was a kid. The game helped him scttle disagreements with his three older sisters.“I never got the chance to pick w hat we w atched on TV until I learned the sport of rock, paper, scissors," he says.

Baldwin is president of the World Rock Paper Scissors Association. He has played in and hosted competitions all around the globe. He once had a 43-game w inning streak. What is the secret to his suecess? "Look for patterns in either your opponent's moves or bchavior," he says. As all serious rock, paper, scissors players know, there's more to the game than luck.

People have been playing rock, paper, scissors for about 2,000 years. It is played everyw here. Some cultures use different hand symbols, but the idea is the same. You and an opponent each“throw”one of three hand symbols. You win, lose, or tie (不分胜负). Many people think the game is all luck. It seems that your chances of w inning and losing are about the same, but the outcome of the game is not random. That's because human behavior isn't random. There are patterns in how people make decisions.

A study at Zhejiang University, in China, looked at how people play rock, paper, scissors. It followed 360 students in a competition. Researchers found two key patterns. Winners tended to repeat their winning hand symbols. Losers tended to go from rock to paper to sissors

Knowing the psychology of the game is not a sure ticket to w inning, but it can help. Ken Watson is one of the world's best rock, paper, scissors players. He says winning takes skill. “You have to size up (判断;评估) your opponent." Luck and chance play a part, but“you have to be prepared and have a strategy," he says.“Part of my strategy is being confident."

According to Baldwin,“practice, practice, practice" is the key to success.“You can try practicing against yourself in front of a mirror," he says.

11. The support of rock, paper, scissors enabled little Wyatt Baldwin to.

A. cut paper w ith scissor

B. reach an agreement w ith his sisters

C. learn the sports on TV

D. produce TV shows with his sisters.

12. What is the key to Baldw in's success in the game?

A. Praying for good luck.

B. Imitating his riv al's moves.

C. Figuring out his rival's patterns.

D. Making friends w ith his opponent.

13. What can we learn about the game from Para. 3?，

A. The idea of the game varies from culture to culfure.

B. The chances of w inning or losing the game are alw ays equal.

C. Different cultures use similar hand symbols to play the game.

D. The decision-making patterns affect the outcome of the game.

14. The study at Zhejiang University found that

A. losers were likely to throw the hand symbol of paper

B. losers were likely to throw the hand symbol of scissors

C. winners were likely to ignore their opponents completely

D. winners were likely to repeat their w inning hand symbols

15. What is Ken Watson's view on the game?

A. Being relaxed is a sure ticket to w inning.

B. Being confident can increase the chance to win. .

C. Your chance of w inning w holly depends on luck.

D. Your chance of w inning relates to the size of your opponent.