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省 份 姓 名 准考证号码 答题不得超过此装订线 金 陵 协 和 神 学 院2008年本科招生考试英语试题注意： 本试卷共16页，请将180题的选择答案填到答题表中 第一部分：阅读理解（共20题，每题1.5分，满分30）Passage 1Residents are careful about opening their doors. Adults keep watch on street corners before children are allowed out. They are not looking for ghosts but for polar bears. People in Churchill call their town “the polar bear capital of the world”. Churchill is on the route that polar bears take when they migrate (定期迁栖). During the fall, about 200 polar bears wander through Churchill. The male bears are on their way to hunt seals on the shore of Hudson Bay, 35 miles east of Churchill. The females head for an open area 50 miles south of Churchill, where they have their cubs. Its not surprising that some bears choose to stay in Churchill. Like the brown bears in U.S. national parks, polar bears will eat almost anything. They often enjoy a meal at the town dump in Churchill. They sniff around cabins and parked cars. Anything a polar bear wants, it usually gets. Polar bears are among the largest animals on land A full-grown male can weigh more than 1,600 pounds. Few people have been killed by polar bears, however. Those in the wild rarely attack humans if they are not bothered. The most popular way of getting rid of the bears in Churchill is to drive the animals out of town with horns, sirens, or the noise of harmless explosives. When the bears get too threatening, scientists may sometimes drug them, put them in cages, and fly them to open areas several hundred miles from Churchill. Some of the same bears always show up in Churchill again a week later. They have had to travel 30 miles a day to get there. 1. Polar bears spend time in Churchill every fall because _. A) they have learned that there is food in the town B) they want to have their cubs in Churchill C) the residents of the town are friendly D) they are attracted by the brown bears 2. Which of these makes a polar bear especially dangerous? A) Its speed. B) Its size. C) Its cleverness. D) Its sense of smell. 3. Which of these is NOT mentioned as a way of dealing with the bears in Churchill? A) Driving them out of town. B) Flying them to open areas. C) Hunting them. D) Watching out for them. 4. The polar bears are probably afraid of _. A) seals B) loud noises C) people D) brown bears 5. How would people know which bears return after being flown to an open area? A) The bears probably seem tired. B) The bears probably seem friendly. C) Most people recognize the bears. D) The bears are probably marked in some way. Passage 2 Dear Mom and Dad, Weve just taken a hurried tour of Alaska and its really been an adventure. We took a pleasure boat through the Inside Passage separated from the Pacific Ocean by many wooded islands which we passed along the way. We made stops at several places along the route before we reached Juneau. Of them, Sitka was my favorite town where we walked for one afternoon through the National Monument. We also had fun clam-digging (挖蛤) at the beach during our stay there. Then we flew from Juneau to Anchorage, which lies on Alaskas gulf coast. While flying over, we enjoyed a birds-eye view of distant areas, glaciers (冰川) and great mountains. I was surprised to see an agricultural area not far from Anchorage. The city of Anchorage is the largest in the state. One day we went on a sightseeing tour through the city in the morning and then took an afternoon trip to Portage Glacier where we stood in the car park and watched huge pieces of ice break off to become icebergs (冰山). As we traveled northward, we passed beautiful river valleys and lakes. We could have stopped at Mt. McKinley National Park but we just didnt have the time. At least we saw the snow-capped mountain from the train. Weve spent the last couple of days in Fairbanks. Yesterday we visited the University of Alaska and its museum. This afternoon I bought gifts for everyone. Who knows when Ill ever be back to this area again? Tomorrow were taking a flight to Wyoming. Its too bad we dont have more time; we had wanted to go through the Yukon too. Im taking millions of pictures and will of course fill you in on everything when Im back. Love, Karen 6. The correct order of the places that Karen visited should be _. A) Juneau - Sitka - Anchorage - Fairbanks - the Yukon B) Sitka - Portage Glacier - Anchorage - Fairbanks - Wyoming C) Sitka - Juneau - Anchorage - Portage Glacier - Fairbanks D) Sitka - Anchorage - Fairbanks - the Yukon - Wyoming 7. As revealed in her letter, Karen considered the trip through Alaska _. A) tiring and dangerous B) quick and disappointing C) surprising and troublesome D) funny and exciting 8. The Inside Passage in the second paragraph refers to _. A) a wooded island B) a waterway C) a small town D) a motorway 9. Before they arrived in Juneau, they _. A) enjoyed traveling by boat on the Pacific Ocean B) visited the town of Sitka and found clams in the ocean C) visited a few places along the way D) walked through the Sitka National Monument all day 10. Karen promised her parents that, when she returned home, she would _. A) tell them more about her adventure B) give them all her presents C) take many pictures for them D) take them along to Wyoming 11. Karens regret over the trip was that _. A) she traveled too far to the dangerous area B) she didnt find Alaska completely frozen C) she had no chance to fly over Mt. McKinley D) she didnt have adequate time for sightseeing 12. Of the following, _ is not mentioned in Karens letter. A) birds B) parks C) stores D) crops 13. The only true statement in the following is _. A) Anchorage is the biggest capital in the U.S.A. B) Both Juneau and Sitka lie along the Inside Passage. C) Karen stopped at Mt. McKinley but didnt climb it. D) Karen wondered if she would be allowed to visit Alaska. Passage 3 Allergy is an unusual sensitivity to a kind of matter that is normally harmless. A person who has an allergy to a certain kind of matter will develop signs of illness when he comes in contact with it. When the matter is removed, the signs disappear. People may have allergies to food, drugs and other chemicals, dusts and pollen, fabrics and furs, bacteria（细菌）, light rays, temperature changes, air pressure, and many other things. Emotional strain（压力）, or unconscious fears, or extreme dislikes, may produce signs of sickness. Examples of allergic diseases are hay fever, asthma, eczema and other skin ailments, and a number of stomach or digestive disorders. It has been found that about 10% of all the people in the United States have at least one allergy. No one knows exactly what causes allergies, and it is only recently that people became aware that they existed. It is often very difficult to determine exactly what kind of matter (called the allergen) is causing the unpleasant reaction. The tests are usually made by a dermatologist, or skin specialist. He puts a number of patches on the patients skin, each patch containing a small amount of some kind of matter known to be an allergen. When the patches are removed, the skin beneath will be hurt if the patient is allergic to the substance in the patch. But there are so many possible allergens that the tests may take a long time. Various drugs have been developed to help people who suffer from allergies. 14. The word eczema in the first paragraph most probably refers to _. A) a particular kind of skin disease B) a particular kind of stomach disorder C) a particular kind of digestive disorder D) a sign of sickness caused by allergy 15. Which of the following might cause a person to suffer from an allergic disease? A) Hay fever. B) Allergy. C) Over sensitivity to substances causing allergy as well as the presence of an allergen. D) Over sensitivity to a substance that is normally harmless and the coming into contact with the substance. 16. Allergic diseases have existed _. A) long before the human race became aware of them B) ever since people became aware of them C) ever since dermatologists learned to determine what substances are allergens D) ever since dermatologists learned to experiment with allergens Passage 4 A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is the glorification of the self-made man - the man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farm hand or laborer of some sort. Most of the people who settled the United States were poor. The country they came to was a wilderness. Land had to be cleared of trees in order to make farms; mines had to be developed; houses, shops, and public buildings had to be built. Everyone had to help build them. Manual labor was highly valued. This attitude toward manual labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even luxuriously furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself, and will wash the dishes afterward, further more the dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from the contents of various cans and a cake or pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional man may talk about washing the car, digging in his flower beds, painting the house, or laying tile on the floor of the recreation room in the basement. His wife may even help him with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait on tables and wash dishes in a sorority house for his board, or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a new highway in order to earn his next years school expenses. 17. The Americans think highly of those _. A) who are skillful with their hands B) who take great pains to keep the tradition C) whose fathers were manual laborers D) who become successful by relying on themselves 18. The first settlers in America found manual labor a must because _. A) the country was short of equipment B) they could do nothing else C) they had to build their country from the start D) they took great pleasure in it 19. To most Americans manual labor today _. A) has lost its former glory B) is even more valuable than it was C) is nothing but a pleasant hobby D) is still highly valued 20. According to the passage, the professional mans wife cooks dinner herself mainly because _. A) servants in America are impossible to get B) she takes pride in what she can do herself C) she cant afford servants D) it is easy to prepare a meal with canned food 第二部分完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从2140各题所组成的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 Fireman _21_ fighting the forest fire _22_ nearly three weeks _23_ they could get it _24_ control. A _25_ time before, great trees had _26_ the countryside for miles around. Now, smoke still rose _27_ from the warm ground _28_ the desolate hills. Winter _29_ coming on and the hills plants _30_ the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash _31_ the soil but would cause serious floods _32_.When the fire had at last been _33_ , the forest authorities _34_ several tons of a special type of grass-seed which would grow _35_. The seed _36_ sprayed over the ground in huge _37_ by airplanes. The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began _38_ . By then, however, in many places the grass and already _39_ root. In place of the great trees _40_ had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil. 21. A) are B) wereC) had been D) had 22. A) onB) in C) forD) / 23. A) beforeB) after C) when D) while 24. A) on B) in C) at D) under 25. A) short B) long C) period D) fast 26. A) been covered B) covered C) been covering D) cover 27. A) / B) by C) on D) up 28. A) on B) in C) over D) above 29. A) isB) was C) will be D) will 30. A) threatened B) ruined C) damaged D) hurt 31. A) out B) away C) / D) from 32. A) as well as B) as well C) together D) / 33. A) put out B) put up C) put off D) put on 34. A) sold B) brought C) ordered D) collected35. A) quickly B) quick C) quicker D) quickest 36. A) were B) was C) would be D) had been 37. A) qualityB) qualities C) quantities D) quantity 38. A) to rain B) to be raining C) rained D) rain 39. A) took B) planted C) taken D) grown 40. A) which B) what C) where D) / 第三部分语法与词汇（共30题，每题1分，满分30分）41.If she _ she will get a surprise. A) comes B) came C) has comeD) will come42. I like my sisters house. Its a _ . A) new beautiful house B) beautiful house new C) beautiful new house D) new house beautiful43. The house _ five months ago. A) has completed B) completed C) was completed D) has been completed44. I told her she could stay with us. That is what I _. A) said to her B) said her C) told to her D) told45. The house has many large rooms. _ many large rooms. A) They have B) They are C) There have D) There are46. I had a letter yesterday. I _ one. A) sent B) took C) wrote D) received47. She will come to England _ year. A) last B) next C) the other D) the last48. Our house is in the country. It is not in _. A) Nigeria B) the city C) England D) France49. Work on it had begun before my sister left. My sister left _ it had begun. A) after B) without C) behind D) soon50. it is a very modern house. It was built _ . A) lastly B) late C) latest D) recently51. As my fathers 50th birthday approached, my brothers and I met to plan for the _. A) pastime B) schedule C) occasion D) adventure52. _ three whole years working on the design of the equipment. A) It took the chief engineer B) The chief engineer spent C) The chief engineer took D) It cost the chief engineer53. As the rain was getting heavier, the tourists were forced to _ for the hotel where they were staying. A) find out B) come through C) set off D) go over54. William has cut his smoking _ to five cigarettes a day. A) down B) short C) out D) away55. The post (柱子) refused to give way _ our efforts to knock it down. A) no matter B) despite C) although D) in spite56. Goneril declared that she loved her father more than words could tell, and that he was dearer to her than anything else in the world: dearer than life and _. A) water B) nature C) space D) liberty57. The country is engaged in a nation-wide _ to get rid of those backward things and to catch up with the advanced countries. A) settlement B) necessity C) reform D) correction58. The vice-president took over the _ of the country. A) occupation B) profession C) preference D) leadership59. _ his wealth, he is not happy. A) In spite of B) Except for C) Because of D) Besides60. The students must deal with their homework _ . A) severely B) single-minded C) sensibly D) seriously61. You can depend on them, _ . A) but B) however C) though D) although62. They provided us with tobacco, matches, and such things _ . A) as needed B) as were needed C) that needed D) that were needed63. My brother _ in the same office with John. They are very good friends. A) used to work B) used to working C) was use