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南京大学现代远程教育教育专科起点升本科英语入学样卷5 准考证号码-姓名 得分 I. Phonetics (5 points)Directions：In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letter combinations marked A，B，C, and D Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation 1A known Bshown Cthrown Dbrown2 A attention Baction Cquestion Drevolution3. A forget Bborn Cnorth Dstorm4A. speech Brich Cchemistry Dteach 5Awing Bblind Cdrive DdecideVocabulary and Structure (30 points)Directions：There are 15 incomplete sentences in this sectionFor each sentencethere are four choices marked A，B，C and，D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence. 6. Her face is _to me，but I cant remember where I saw her A similar B friendly C alike D familiar 7The news is _good to be true A so B mach C too D very 8The telephone which yon will use _will be very modern Along ago B before longC long after D 1ong before9._MrsJohnson on my way to the shops， AIt happened me that I looked B. It happended me that I met CI happened to look DI happened to meet10Mount Blanc，we visited last summer，_is the highest mountain in Europe A where B which C that D what11 How _is it from here to the city center? A long Bfar Cdistant D. near 12 The movie we saw last night was very different _the novel. A. of Bto C. from Das13.I will have to_ my lawyer before l make a decision A. touch B. connect C .contact Dadvise14The Government gave several good _for increasing the tax on cigarettes Apurposes B. reasons Cquestions D .problems15The thief _to shoot me if I didnt give him my money. A. promised B. refused Cbegged Dthreatened16Its most unwise to_ in a quarrel between husband and wife Acombine Binvolve Cseparate Dinterfere17They came from a village a little way _the main roadAon Boff Cat Din 18._in the newspaper that the Japanese Minister will arrive next Monday. AHe is said BIt has said CIt is said DIt says19.“If John doesnt come to work on time， he may be fired” “Surely he isnt so foolish _ not to realize that” A as B that C and D but20 I _hands with him when he came in. A gave B. greeted C shook D. offeredIII. Cloze (20 points)Directions: For each blank in following passage，there are four choices givenbelow and marked A, B, C and D .Choose the one that is most suitable. These days most people, especially young girls，like to look slim. Our Grandfathers-21-were different22ours，but nowadays-23-seems to enjoy-24-fat girls. That is why many companies have developed special foods to help people to slim. The only thing25is wrong with this is what a friend-26-said to me the other day, “I dont mind27these foods if theyll give me a good figure，but why -28to taste so awful? The reason is29the food makers have to add a lot of vitamins to these foods to satisfy the law，so the only wise advice I could give my friend was“Eat normal food，but30-less” 21 A tastes B steps C stages Dtests 22 A than B that C from Dto 23 A everyone B anybody C somebody Dno one 24 A 1ooking to Blooking at Cto look to D. to look at 25 A it B that C what Das 26 A of mine B of me C of my Dfor me 27 A eat B to eat C eating Dthe eating 28 A do they have B they have C are they Dthey are 29 A that B because C why Dwhich 30 A to eat B eating C be eating D. eat IVReading Comprehension(60 points) Directions ：There are four reading passages in this partEach passage is followed by five questions For each question there are four suggested answers marked A，B， C and D Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer SheetPassage One It doesnt matter when or how much a person sleeps，but everyone needs some rest to stay aliveThat was what all doctors thought until they heard about Herpin Herpin never sleptCould this be true? Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New YorkThey thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kindSo they stayed with him and watched every movement he madeBut they were surprised. Though they watchedhim hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact，he did not even own a bed .He never needed one. The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair andreading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness They asked him many questions, hoping to find an answerThey found only one answer that might explain his conditionHerpin remembered some talks about his mother having been injured several days before he was born But that was all Was this the real reason? No one could be sureHerpin died at the age of 94 31Herpin was a man_. A who was interested in reading B Who was old and sick C who never needed any kind of rest D. who lived in America 32The doctors were interested in Herpin because_. A he was said never to sleep B he was really a stranger C he could live longer than many others D he often puzzled scientists 33The doctors came to see Herpin_. A and attend his birthday party B and cure his sleeplessness C to make sure whether he was sleepless D to find out why old people need very little sleep 34The only rest that Herpin seemed to get was_. A talking to his mother B sitting in his chair and reading C answering questions raised by the doctors D recalling his past experiences 35Which of following may serve as a possible reason to explain Herpin sleeplessness? _. A He was in good health B He was over 90 years old C His mother had been injured in a car accident before he was bornD His mother had been injured a few days before he was bornPassage Two Strange things happen to time when you travel， because the earth is divided into twenty four time zones，one hour apart You can have days with more than twentyfour hours，and weeks with more or fewer than seven days If you make a fiveday trip across the Atlantic ocean， your ship enters a different time zone every day. As you enter each zone， the time changes one hour Traveling west，you set your clock back；traveling east，you set it aheadEach day of your trip has either twentyfive of twentythree hoursIf you travel by ship across the Pacific，you cross the international date lineBy agreement，this is the point where a new day beginsWhen you cross the line，you change your calendar one full day，backward or forwardTraveling east,today becomes yesterday，traveling west，it is tomorrow!36The difference in time between zones is _ Aseven days Btwentyfour hours Cone hour D. more than seven days37. From this passage it seems true that the Atlantic Ocean _ Ais in one time zone Bis divided into twentyfour zones C. is divided into five time zones Dcannot be crossed in five days 38If you cross the Atlantic Ocean going east，you set your clock _ Aahead one hour in each new time zone Bahead one hour for the whole trip Cback one full day for each time zone Dahead by twentythree hours 39. The International Date