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1、2023年上海大学英语考试真题卷（1）本卷共分为2大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。一、单项选择题（共25题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.According to this passage, a modern banker should be _.Aambitious and friendlyBreliable and powerfulCsensible and impenetrableDimaginative and creative 2.How do the older generation and the younger one thi

2、nk about moneyAThe former thinks more of money than the latter.BThe younger generation values money more than the older generation.CBoth generations rely on the imaginative power of bankers to make money.DTo the former money is a real commodity but to the latter be a means to produce more money. 3.T

3、he word tangible (Line 2, Para. 4 ) refers to something _.Athat is preciousBthat is usableCthat can be touchedDthat can be reproduced 4.The main idea of this passage is that _.Amoney is not as valuable as it was in the pastBchanges have taken place in both the appearance and the concept of banksCthe

4、 architectural style of the older bank is superior to that of the modern bankDprejudice makes the older generation think that the modern bank is unreliable 5.It can be inferred from the passage that the authors attitude towards the new trend in banking is _.AcautiousBregretfulCpositiveDhostile 6.Whe

5、n her husband left home, Eileen Doyle _.Acould not forgive him for taking the childrenBhad been expecting it to happen for some timeCcould not understand whyDblamed herself for what had happened 7.Most people who leave their families behind them _.Ado so without warningBdo so because of their debtsC

6、come back immediatelyDchange their names 8.Paul Brown regards leaving home in such circumstances as _.Aan act of despairBan act of selfishnessCthe result of a sudden decisionDthe result of the enormous sense of guilt 9.The man or woman left behind with an unfinished marriage usually _.Aadmits respon

7、sibility for the situationBwishes the person who has left were deadCcomes back within a yearDwill have no legal marriage life for seven years 10.Some people would even prefer the death to the running away of their spouse (配偶) because _.Atheir spouse would feel no pain during the deathBtheir spouse d

8、eath would not blow their pride and confidenceCa desertion would not bring a feeling of rejection or failureDtheir spouse death would make them feel less painful 11.He climbed up into the tree and picked all the fruit _ reach.AwithinBoffCbeyondDinside 12.His parents died when he was young so he was

9、_ by his aunt.AbredBfed upCgrown upDbrought up 13.The orchestra _ for about ten minutes when a man in the audience suddenly began shouting.Awas playingBhad been playedChad been playingDwas played 14.Helen was much kinder to her youngest child than she was to the others, _ of course, made the others

10、jealous.AwhoBwhatCthatDwhich 15.Scientists everywhere are trying to _ a cure for AIDS.AexpectBinventCdiscoverDmake 16.After a meal in a restaurant, you should ask the waiter for the _.AbillBnoteCreceiptDmenu 17.Tamara did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy _ for her l

11、ecture.Ato preparingBto be preparedCpreparingDbeing prepared 18.No sooner had we reached the top of hill _ we all sat down to rest.AwhenBthenCthanDuntil 19.I wish I _ longer this morning, but I have to get up and come to class.Acould have sleptBsleptCmight have sleptDhave slept 20.The poor driver wa

12、s still _ when we pulled him out from under his car.AliveBlivelyCaliveDliving 21.The seal hunter begs forgiveness of the old seal because _.Ahe is sorry to have wounded the old sealBhe is afraid that the seals would kill himChe knows that the old seal is the king in the kingdom of the sealsDthe seal

13、s give him many pearls 22.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passageAThe stranger on a black horse is a seal doctor.BWe know that this is not a true story.CThe old grey seal puts the knife beside the bed.DThe seal hunters name is Donald A. Mackenzie. 23.The writer of the pass

14、age intends to tell us that _.Ahe believes the story In the Kingdom of the SealsBwe should know something about seals and not kill themCDonald A. Mackenzie knows a lot of the sealsDTrue seals are earless and fur seals are not true seals 24.According to the passage, some people s impression of seals

15、is that _.Athey are the cleverest creatures in the seaBthey are good at swimmingCthey are the fairies of tile seaDthey are our friends 25.We learn from the second paragraph that _.AIn the Kingdom of the Seals tells the seal hunter not to wound a sealBIn the Kingdom of the Seals tells a story about a

16、 seal hunterCthe seal hunter did not want to kill the sealDthe seal can always swim with a knife in its back 二、多项选择题（共25题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，有多个符合题意） 1.Youve received a note from Mary, saying that she has been awarded the Best Athlete for 2005. Write to congratulate her on her success. Marks will be award

17、ed for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy 2.BADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF COMPUTERS/B You are to write in three parts. In the first part, state clearly what your view is. In the second part, support your view with details. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural con

18、clusion or a summery.I Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks./I 3.IWrite on ANSWER SHEET ONE a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation: You have made an appointment with your c

19、lassmate Judy about going to the theater at 7 this evening. Unfortunately you have just got something urgent to attend to. So you can not go with her. Write a note to apologize. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness./I 4.In the early fifties, only eight or nine

20、 out of a hundred young men changed their jobs within the first three years with a company. Since most jobs take only a year and a half to master, in order to continue learning, they have to make a job change. They have worked for a few years as technical specialists and quickly moved into higher ma

21、nagement positions. 5.B 一只泪流满面的猴子/B 从前，有一只猴子。他没有父母和亲人，缺乏管教。当他日益强大的时候，这个弱点给了他一个终生难忘的教训，他被一个叫释迦的和尚用一座大山压了五百年。 我在一本名叫西游记的书里读到关于这只猴子的故事。他后来被一个姓唐的和尚救了，收他当了徒弟，让他保护姓唐的和尚去取一本据说要经过很多艰险才能取到的经书。 这个故事具有很强的趣味性，几乎欺骗了我整个童年。 多年以后，我给我的孩子又讲这只猴子的故事，讲到他被解救之后，保护师父历尽艰险去西天取经。孩子忽然对我说：“孙悟空真可怜。” 我有些不解，问孩子为什么。孩子说：“他干吗要跟着个什么都不

22、会的笨师父去取一本没用的破经呢 他应该再大闹天宫。” 那一夜，我整夜都不能入睡。黎明的时候，我似乎又看见那张小I时候经常出现在梦中的脸，他当然还是那张猴脸。 他泪流满面。 6. Many people like to buy books and keep them in their house. However, people do not do tiffs for the same or single reason. Write an essay on the topic Why People Save Books Requirement: Your writing should have

23、a good beginning paragraph, which brings out the questions. And the middle part should be devoted to answering the question, preferably by classification. Then the essay should come to a natural conclusion or summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Fail

24、ure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Length: Approximately 400 words. Write your essay on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 7.What is feared as failure in American society is, above all, aloneness. And aloneness is terrifying because it means that there is no one, no group, no approv

25、ed cause to submit to. Even success often becomes impossible to bear when it is not socially approved or even known. This is perhaps why successful criminals often feel the need to confess, that is, to submit to the communitys judgment, represented in the person to whom the confession is made. They

26、will confess even under circumstances where this will probably, if not certainly, endanger their previous success: proof, I think that aloneness is more intolerable than mere failure. For failure, provided it is found in company, ean rather easily be borne; many ideologies have the function of makin

27、g it possible for people to digest the worst miseries and even death. Under the sway of the ideology, they do not feel the impact of their failure; they are in the grip of an authority, even if it lets them down. On the other hand, one who is alone lacks this solace which can make even failure comfo

28、rtable. 8.There was such a long line at the exhibition _ (以至于我们不得不等了一个小时). 9.Hes done stupid things before，_(但这次实在太离谱了) 10.Bad planning_(会给今后带来困难) 11._(他疲惫不堪) and didnt want to say a single word. 12.Its decided that the new mayor be_(提升为教育部部长). 13.A person, like a commodity, needs packaging. But goi

29、ng too far is absolutely undesirable. A little, exaggeration, however, does no harm when it shows the person s unique qualities to their advantages. To display personal charm in a casual and natural way, it is important for one to have a clear knowledge of one- self. A master packager knows how to i

30、ntegrate art and nature without any traces of embellishment, so that the person so packaged is no commodity but a human being, lively and lovely. A young person, especially a female, radiant with beauty and full of life, has all the favor granted by God. Any attempt to make up would be self - defeat

31、ing. Youth, however, comes and goes in a moment of doze. Packaging for the middle - aged is primarily to conceal the furrows ploughed by time. If you still en- joy life s exuberance enough to retain self - confidence and pursue pioneering work, you are unique in your natural qualities, and your char

32、m and grace will remain. Elderly people are beautiful if their river of life has been, through plains, mountains and jungles, running its course as it should. You have really lived your life which now arrives at a complacent stage of serenity, indifferent to fame or wealth. There is no need to resor

33、t to hair - dyeing-the snow - capped mountain is itself a beautiful scene of fairyland. Let your looks change from young to old synchronizing with the natural ageing process so as to keep in harmony with nature, for harmony itself is beauty, while the other way round will only end in unpleasantness.

34、 To be in the elder s company is like reading a thick book of deluxe edition that fascinates one so much as to be reluctant to part with. As long as one finds where one stands, one knows how to package oneself, just as a commodity establishes its brand by the right packaging. 14.Five Ways to Good Sl

35、eepEstablish a regular bedtime and rising time, and stick to them.Avoid physical and mental stimulation just before sleep.Develop sleep habits.Dont go to bed too early.Take a warm bath within two hours of bedtime. 15.Many of the worlds languages are disappearing as modern communications, migration (

36、人口迁移) and population growth end the isolation of ethnic groups. At least half the worlds 6,000 languages will likely die out in the next century and only 5 percent of languages are safe, meaning they are spoken by at least 1 million people and receive state backing, experts say. 16.写信人：Liu Jun 写信时间：

37、2006年6月1日 收信人：泰国陶瓷品公司总经理 内容：从中国出口商品交易会上得知贵公司希望进口中国的陶瓷。我公司生产的陶瓷的说明、样品以及最新报价都附在商品目录里，商品目录以附件形式附上，供贵方参考。如果贵方有兴趣了解公司产品以及公司的其他详细信息，请及时告知我们。期待您的回复井期待将来能与您建立长期的贸易合作关系。 Words for reference：陶瓷 porcelain 商品目录 catalogue 17.就学校(或系里)的情况请你向校长(或系主任)提3条建议。 18.Rules of the Reading Room 1. Read and study seriously. 2

38、. Keep quiet and pay attention to cleanliness. 3. Do not talk or laugh loudly; do not smoke or eat; do not litter the floor with waste paper. 4. Produce your student card when borrowing books. Borrow only one book at a time. 5. Protect public property. Do not scribble (乱涂) on the pages of books or t

39、ear them out. 6. Do not move the desks or chairs about. Close the windows when leaving. 7. Let the readers and librarians help each other and jointly run the reading room well. 19.内容： 1管理委员会会议于2009年10月22日星期四下午两点在济南兴泉酒店325室举行。 2总经理刘涛、销售部经理张军和会计王鸿出席了会议。 3讨论在济南各大商场开展促销活动，以推广新推出的化妆品。 4在做出决定之前，先进行成本预算。 5

40、王鸿在11月1日之前做出成本预算。 611月2日星期一再召开会议，讨论成本做出决定。 20.1. 有的人害怕压力。 2有的人认为压力并不是一件坏事。 3我的看法。 21.By the time wed got all our stuff prepared_(也该上台了) . 22._(他们继续往下钻) until they came to some pockets of natural gas 23.As a result of the development of the information highway, many people may eventually be able to_ (留在家里而不用去办公室). 24._ (如果早5分钟) , and we could have caught the last train. 25._(根据英国政府提供的最新数据) , half of the countrys population is under 60 years old.