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四川理工学院四川理工学院 15 年真题年真题 16 I haven t seen Ann for long that I ve forgotten what she looks like A such B very C so D too 17 I will buy the book it costs A howeverB whateverC wheneverD wherever 18 at the city a car picked him up to an unknown place A while arrivingB Having arrived C On its arrival D When he arrived 19 Two ships were barely on the horizon A sensible B passableC visible D available 20 We are getting excited and looking forward to the new movie and the movie stars A seeB be seeingC seeing D having seen 21 A man cannot smile like a child a child smiles with his eyes while a man smiles with his lips alone A so B but C and D for 22 My father an invitation to a dinner party but he it A accepted receivedB received accepted C received didn t acceptD accepted didn t receive 23 We ll have a picnic in the park this Sunday its rains or it s very old A since B if C until D unless 24 Ten years ago the population of our village was that of theirs A as twice large asB twice as large as C twice as much asD as twice much as 25 It was he saw the doctor coming out of the emergency room with an expression as grave as a judge he realized the seriousness of his wife s illness A not until that B after when C until then D before that 26 The open air celebration has been put off the bad weather A in case ofB in spite of C instead of D because of 27 It that 200 people died and over 5 000 lost their shelters after the flood A reported B reports C has been reported D has reported 28 The moment I got home I found I my jacket on the playground A had left B left C have left D was leaving 29 You will be criticized you get that crazy idea out of your mind A if B unless C supposing D so far as 30 Many things impossible in the past are quite common today A to considerB being consideredC considering D considered 31 I tried to convey in my speech how we all were for his help A regretfulB respectfulC hopefulD grateful 32 The brain is too and complex for that sort of treatment A sensate B sensational C sensitiveD sensible 33 In order to a good knowledge of English he gave up his job and went to study in an English school A acquire B RequireC inquire D inquest 34 His nationality is not to whether he is a good lawyer A reluctantB restricted C resultant D relevant 35 When we met for the first time Peter didn t me much A impress B oppress C possess D progress Section 3 Reading Comprehension 40 Passage one Researchers have found that REM rapid eye movement sleep is important to human beings This type of sleep generally occurs four or five times during one night of sleep lasting five minutes to forty minutes for each occurrence The deeper a person s sleep becomes the longer the periods of rapid eye movement There are physical changes in the body to show that a person has changed from NREM non rapid eye movement to REM sleep Breathing becomes faster the heart rate increases and as the name implies the eyes begin to move quickly Accompanying these physical changes in the body is a very important characteristic of REM sleep It is during REM sleep that a person dreams 36 According to the passage how often does REM sleep occur in one night A OnceB Twice C Four or five timesD Forty times 37 The word deeper in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to which of the following A HeavierB LouderC StrongerD Happier 38 Which of the following shows that a person is NOT dreaming in his sleep A His eyes begin to move B His breathing becomes faster C His heart rate increases D His eyes stop moving 39 The subject of this passage is A why people sleepB the human need for REM sleep C the characteristics of REM sleepD physical changes in the human body 40 Which of the following is the best title of the article A REM Sleep B Two Types of Sleep C Sleepers D What Happens to Sleepers Passage Two Persons who are overweight should watch their diet carefully in order to lose pounds The best way to do this is to start a weight control program At first it is wise to talk with your doctor He can advise you of the number of calories 卡路里 you should have in your meals each day He can tell you about exercising while on your diet A good rule is to lose slowly A loss of a pound or two is plenty Plan meals around foods you know This means that it is wise to include foods that you are used to and that are part of your regular eating habits When you have lost the weight you wish simple items can be added to your diet so that you can maintain the weight you want While you are dieting try to build a pattern of eating that you can follow later to maintain your desired weight When dieting choose low calorie foods Avoid such items as fats fried food sweets cakes cream and soft drinks Try to take coffee and tea without sugar or cream Snacks can be part of your diet For example a piece of fruit or a simple dessert saved from mealtime can be eaten between meals Keep busy This way you will not be tempted to go off the diet Make full use of opportunities to exercise Try walking instead of riding whenever possible Happy dieting 41 What is the main idea of the passage A How to diet B Why we should diet C What we should diet D Where we should diet 42 While dieting you should A choose fried foodsB choose low calorie food C choose snack as hamburger in McDonaldsD talk to your doctor 43 When you have lost the weight you wish you can A have some more simple items in your dietB eat more and more foods you like C stop dietingD tell the doctor what you ve done 44 According to the passage which of the following statements is NOT true A While dieting you should ask the doctor so that you can lose your weight quickly B Plan meals means to have some foods you like and take them as your daily eating habits C When you have lost your weight you can have some coffee and tea without sugar or cream D As you are dieting don t forget exercise 45 If you want to start a weight control program you should A ask your doctorB plan meals and choose low calorie foods C do some exerciseD all of the above Passage Three In the old days divers used to go down into the sea looking for ships that had sunk because they hoped to find gold and jewels Now divers still search for valuable things in sunken ships but they also try to bring to the surface the ships themselves or parts of them The value of different kinds of metals has increased greatly over the last twenty or thirty years and even though a ship has been under the sea for many years it may be worth a great deal One famous sunken ship is the Lusitania which sank off the southern coast of Ireland in 1915 with a loss of nearly 1 500 lives It has four huge propellers made of an expensive metal Today each of those propellers is worth 300 000 or more The ship lying on the sea bed has been bought by a man called John Light He paid about 1 200 000 for the whole ship He hopes to bring up those propellers and sell them He also hopes to sell other parts of the ship when he has brought them to the surface for about 600 000 46 Divers today try to bring to the surface A gold and jewels B parts of ships C whole ships D all of the above 47 Diver try to bring up metals because A they have been in the sea for a long time B gold and jewels are not valuable things C some kinds of metals are worth a lot of money today D it is easy to bring up metals 48 The word surface in the passage means the A market B air C top of a liquid D sea 49 John Light hopes that he may be able to sell all the parts of the Lusitania for about A 12 000B 300 000 C 1 200 000 D 1 800 000 50 John Light bought the Lusitania A before 1915 B before it sank C after it sank D after he had brought up the propellers Passage Four English is the official language of the United Kingdom and its first language of the vast majority of its citizens The use of language is extremely important to Britain s class structure Some educated English people Regardless of their class origin strive to free themselves of regional or local accents 口音 in order to sound like educated English speaking people Some people in England regard regional accents and slang as substandard On the other hand many local people such as Cockneys in East London and people in northern England enjoy their particular way of speaking regarding it as warmer and friendlier than standardEnglish Scottish people appreciate the Scottish accent so much they insist the BBC carry programs with Scottish accented speakers The Celtic language an ancient tongue continues to be spoken in Scottish accented speakers in Scotland by some people usually those in the more remote areas of the country Approximately 80 000 Scots speak Scottish Gaelic a type of Celtic language English is the main language in Northern Ireland although at least some of the Roma Catholic minority speak Irish another Gaelic dialect as a second language The ancient Celtic language of Wales is strongly tied to the cultural nationalism of the region At the time of the 1991 census 人口调查 about 20 percent of the Welsh population could speak Welsh Welsh isspoken in northern and western Wales much more than in southern Wales where many English people have relocated Many schools in Wales offer bilingual education and there is a Welsh language television channel In in 1993 after long and considerable struggle by Welsh nationalists the government made Welsh a joint official language with English in Wales for use in the courts the civil service and other aspects of the government department 51 According to the passage which of the following sentence is NOT true A English is the official language of the United Kingdom B English is spoken by the vast majority of world citizens C the use of language is extremely important to Britain s class structure D Some educated English people regardless of their class origin strive to free themselves of regional or local accents in order to sound like educated English speaking people 52 Some people in England regard regional accents and slang as substandard substandard means A not as good as the averageB low standard C low social status D acceptable 53 Scottish people appreciate the Scottish accent so much that they insist A the BBC carry programs with Scottish B the BBC carry programs withScottish speakers C the BBC carry programs with non Scottish accented speakers D the BBC carry programs withspeakers whose pronunciation is Scottish dialect 54 At the time of the 1991 if the Welsh is 10 million how many Welsh population could speak Welsh A 10 million B 1 million C 2 million D 0 2 million 55 What does bilingual education probably mean A Many schools in Wales offer education in English and French B Many school in Wales offer education in English and Scottish C Many school in Wales offer education in English and Welsh D Many school in Wales offer education in English and Irish Section 4 Close 10 Directions For each bland in the following passage there are four choices given below and marked A B C and D Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet Robert Edwards was blinded in a traffic accident He was also a little deaf 56 old age Last week he was taking a walk near his home when a thunderstorm came He hid 57 the storm under a big tree and was struck by lightning He was knocked 58 the ground and woke up some 20 minutes 59 lying face down in water in water below a tree He went into the house and lay down in bed A short time later he awoke his legs felt 60 and he was trembling but when he opened his eyes he could see the clock across the room fading in and out in front of him When his wife entered he 61 her for the first time in nine years Doctors 62 that he had regained his sight and hearing obviously from the flash of lightning but they were unable to explain that The only 63 explanation offered by one doctor was that 64 Edwards lost his sight as a result of tra