河北省专接本考试英语真题

1 河北省专接本英语考试真题 I Phonetics 10 points Directions In each of the following groups of words there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A B C and D Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET I 1 A taught B caught C laughter D daughter 2 A beloved B control C comb D bold 3 A relieve B believe C piece D friend 4 A cough B though C laugh D enough 5 A recommend B send C dense D fever 6 A attention B evolution C revolution D suggestion 7 A label B later C latter D lazy 8 A fry B supply C laundry D try 9 A child B church C chest D chemist 10 A knock B knowledge C kilometer D knee II Error spotting 20 points Directions Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A B C and D Identify the part of the sentence that is incorrect 11 The coach as well as the fans all over the country were A B C disappointed at the result of the football match D 12 As soon as I got on the bus I noticed a strange looked man A B C sitting in the corner of the bus D 13 The assembly line was redesigned As a result not only were A B time and energy saved and production was greatly increased C D 14 Although the sea became very rough the next night but A B Chichester was very calm and went to sleep in his 16 metre boat C D Gipsy Moth 15 Of the two lectures the first was by far the best partly A B because the person who delivered it had such a pleasant voice C D 16 I can t help to think it would be fun to play such an exciting A B C D 2 game with them 17 The chairman proposed that every speaker must limit himself A B C to fifteen minutes D 18 He went to the library and spent the whole afternoon there to look A B C for an article on Shakespeare D 19 Since the beginning of this century more and more scientists A have become interested in the way how the human brain works B C D 20 On his way to school yesterday morning Professor Smith met A B an old friend and stopped talking with him for quite a while C D III Vocabulary and Structure 40 points Directions There are 40 incomplete sentences in this section For each sentence there are four choices marked A B C and D choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET I 21 The medicine is on sale everywhere You can get it at chemist s A each B some C certain D any 22 You cannot be careful when you drive a car A very B so C too D enough 23 In general the amount that a student spends for housing should be held to one fifth of the total for living expenses A acceptable B available C advisable D applicable 24 Every man in the country has the right to live where he wants to the color of his skin A with the exception of B in the light of C by virtue of D regardless of 25 Housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full A capacity B strength C length D possibility 26 I hate people who the end of a film that you have not seen before A reveal B rewrite C revise D reserve 27 He is watching TV He is to be cleaning his room A known B supposed C regarded D considered 28 The Smiths decided to a boy and a girl though they already had three children A adapt B bring C receive D adopt 29 The government is trying to do something to better understanding between the two nations A raise B promote C heighten D increase 3 30 The newspaper didn t mention the of the damage caused by the fire A range B level C extent D quantity 31 The soldier was of running away when the enemy attacked A scolded B charged C accused D punished 32 Had he worked hard he the exams A must have got through B would have got through C would get through D could get through 33 Only under special circumstances to take make up tests A are freshmen permitted B permitted are freshmen C freshmen are permitted D are permitted freshmen 34 I had just started back for the house to change my clothes I heard voices A as B when C after D while 35 It seems oil from this pipe for some time We ll have to take the machine apart to put it right A had leaked B is leaking C leaked D has been leaking 36 It is vital that enough money to fund the project A be collected B must be collected C is collected D can be collected 37 The pressure causes Americans to be energetic but it also puts them under a constant emotional strains A to compete B competing C to be competed D having competed 38 Your hair wants You d better have it done tomorrow A cut B to cut C cutting D being cut 39 As teachers we should concern ourselves with what is said not what we think A ought to be said B must say C have to be said D need to say 40 Once environmental damage it takes many years for the system to recover A has done B is to do C does D is done 41 Studies show that the things that contribute most to a sense of happiness cannot be bought a good family life friendship and work satisfaction A as for B in view of C in case of D such as 42 He will agree to do what you require him A of B from C to D for 43 The mere fact most people believe nuclear war would be madness does not mean that it will not occur A what B which C that D why 44 John seems a nice person I don t trust him A Even though B Even so C Therefore D Though 45 I don t think it advisable that Tim to the job since he has no experience A is assigned B be assigned C will be assigned D has been assigned 46 a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor A Other things being equal B Were other things equal C To be equal to other things D Other things to equal 47 that my head had cleared my brain was also beginning to work much better 4 A For B Now C Since D Despite 48 Last year the advertising rate by 20 A raised B aroused C arose D rose 49 By 1929 Mickey Mouse was as popular children as Coca cola A for B in C to D with 50 Mr Morgan can be very sad though in public he is extremely cheerful A by himself B in person C in private D as individual 51 This box is too heavy give me a hand A would you mind B would you please C will you like to D will you please to 52 he works hard I don t mind when he finishes the experiment A As soon as B As well as C So far as D So long as 53 People appreciate with him because he has a good sense of humor A to work B to have worked C working D having worked 54 Living in the central Australian desert has its problems obtaining water is not the least A for which B to which C of which D in which 55 They are going to have the serviceman an electric fan in the office tomorrow A install B to install C to be installed D installed 56 A to this problem is expected to be found before long A result B response C settlement D solution 57 Having decided to rent a flat we contacting the accommodation agencies in the city A set about B set down C set out D set up 58 their differences the couple were developing an obvious and genuine affection for each other A But for B For all C Above all D Except for 59 She was complaining that the doctor was too much for the treatment he was giving her A expending B offering C costing D charging 60 Since the matter was extremely we dealt with it immediately A tough B tense C urgent D instant IV Cloze 20 points Directions For each blank in the following passage there are four choices marked A B C and D Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on AN SWER SHEET I In the course of the first half of the twentieth century the United States made the shift from coal to oil In 1900 the energy 61 from burning petroleum in the United States was only 4 percent of 62 obtained from burning coal By the time World War was 63 we Americans were getting more of our 64 from oil and natural gas than from coal 65 the balance shifting farther in 66 of oil and gas each year Oil 67 liquid is much more convenient to mine transport and use than coal is 68 more The switch to oil in the United States meant that energy was much more easily 69 Electricity poured out of the nation s generators in an endlessly increasing stream 70 we began to live in a world 71 which all the controls were at our fingertips 72 to speak And why not The real 5 73 of the pools of oil 74 under the Middle East only became known after World War and we all received the impression of a hitherto unknown ocean of oil 75 for the taking 76 a few heady years we used all we 77 more and more and more and it seemed to us that the supply was so great that we could 78 thoughts of a possible end 79 some indefinite future Let our grandchildren 80 and suffer 61 a derived b transferred c recovered d mined 62 a which b that c it d what 63 a through b off c over d out 64 a resource b energy c supply d full 65 a for b with c despite d of 66 a search b charge c favor d place 67 a is b as c a d being 68 a and b still c yet d much 69 a accessible b available c adoptable d usable 70 a and b that c for 6 d though 71 a on b in c by d of 72 a and b as c or d so 73 a size b measure c amount d quantity 74 a laying b lay c lying d lain 75 a already b ready c well d just 76 a In b For c From d With 77 a had b brought c seized d wanted 78 a retard b give c delay d postpone 79 a in b to c by d for 80 a search b starve c freeze d worry V Reading Comprehension 40 points Direction 7 There are four reading passages in this part Each passage is followed by five question for each question there are four suggested answers marked A B C and D Choose the best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET I Passage A Last Friday after doing all the family shopping in town I wanted a rest before catching the train so I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and went into the station coffee shop It was a cheap self service place with long tables to sit at I put my heavy bag down on the floor put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to keep a place and went to get a cup of coffee When I came back with the coffee there was someone in the next seat It was one of those wild looking boys with dark glasses and old clothes and his hair was colored bright red at the front Not so unusual these days What did surprise me was that he d started to eat my chocolate Naturally I was rather uneasy about him but I didn t want to make more trouble I just looked down at the front page of the newspaper tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate The boy looked at me closely Then he took a second piece of my chocolate I could hardly believe it Still I didn t say anything to him When he took a third piece I felt more angry than uneasy I thought Well I shall have the last piece and I got it The boy gave me a strange look then stood up As he left he shouted out There s something wrong with this woman Everybody looked at me but it was worse when I finished my coffee and ready to leave My face turned red when I knew I d made a mistake It wasn t my chocolate that I had been eating There was mine unopened just under my newspaper 81 A self service shop may be a place where you A can buy what you want at the lowest price B can get everything you want free of charge C have to get what you want all by yourself D may find the waitresses there only serve themselves 82 From the description of the boy by the writer we know that the writer A enjoyed very much the way he was decked out B disliked the way he was decked out and expressed her dissatisfaction C somewhat disliked the way he was decked out but already got used to it D was fond of the way he was decked out 83 What made the author surprised when she returned to her seat A How the boy was decked out B Seeing the boy eating her chocolate C Finding the boy bullying his friends D The way the boy was dressed up 84 Why do you think the author rush ate the chocolate with the boy A Because it was exciting for her to do so B Because she knew that the chocolate was his C Because she thought the chocolate was hers D Because she wanted to prove herself brave 85 What can be concluded from this story A It is always safe to judge one by his clothes B It is usually wrong to judge one by his clothes C It is not always safe to judge one by his clothes D It is certainly safe to judge one by his clothes Passage B 8 Fire Fire what terrible words to hear when one wakes up in a strange house in the middle of the night It was a large old wooden house the sort that burn beautifully and my room was on the floor I jumped out of the bed opened the door and stepped out into the passage It was full of thick smoke I began to run but as I was still only half awake instead of going towards the stairs I went in the opposite direction The smoke grew thicker and I could see flames all around The floor became hot under my bare feet I found an open door and ran into a room to get to the window But before I could reach it one of my feet caught in something soft and I fell down The thing I had fallen over felt like a bundle of clothes and I picked it up to protect my face from the smoke and heat Just then the floor gave way under me and I crashed to the floor below with pieces of burning wood all around me I saw a flaming doorway in front put the bundle over my face and ran My feet burned me terribly but I got through As I reached the cold air out side my bundle of clothes gave a thin cry I nearly dropped it in my surprise Then I saw a crowd gathered in the street A woman in a nightdress and a borrowed man s coat screamed as she saw me and came running madly My baby My baby she cried The crowd cheered widely as she took the smoke blackened bundle out of my arms I had some difficulty in recognizing her She was the Mayor s wife and I have saved her baby I was a hero 86 Why did the author jump out of the bed in the middle of the night A Because the house where he stayed for the night was on fire B Because the house in which he stayed for the night was made of old wood C Because he was strange in the house where he stayed for the night D Because he was not sure whether his house was on fire 87 Because of being half awake the author at first ran A in the right direction B in the wrong direction C towards the stairs D away with his roommate s money 88 The author ran into an open room in order to A close the window so as to shut the fire out B reach the window and escape from it C get to the window so as to close it D push the window open and cry for help 89 Just before the author got to the window he A fell down and broke his leg B fell behind C tumbled over a stone D slipped over on a soft object 90 The author became a hero for he A had cured the Mayor wife of her illness B had saved the Mayor child intentionally C happened to have saved the baby of the Mayor wife D had saved the baby instead of his own child Passage C I left my friend s house shortly after seven It was still too early for me to have my evening meal so I walked along the seafront 滨海马路 for about an hour until I began to feel hungry By that time I was not far from a favorite restaurant of mine where I often went to eat two or three times a week I knew the owner well and frequently complimented 赞美 恭维 him on his 9 excellent cooking I went into the restaurant which was already crowded and ordered my meal While I was waiting for the soup to arrive I looked around to see if I knew anyone in the restaurant It was then that I noticed that a man sitting at a corner table near the door kept glancing in my direction as if he knew me I certainly did not know him for I never forgot a face The man had a newspaper open in front of him which he was pretending to read though all the while I could see that he was keeping an eye on me When the waiter brought my soup the man was clearly puzzled by the familiar way in which the waiter and I addressed each other He became even more puzzled as time went on and it grew more and more obvious that I was well known in the restaurant Eventually he got up and went into the kitchen After a few minutes he came out again paid his bill and left without another glance in my direction When I had finished and was about to pay my bill I called the owner of the restaurant over and asked him what the man had wanted The owner was a little embarrassed by my question and at first did not want to tell me I insisted Well he said that man was a detective Really I said considerably surprised He followed you here because he thought you were a man he was looking for the owner of the restaurant said When he came into the kitchen he showed me a photograph of the wanted man He certainly looked like you Of course since we know you here I was able to convince him that he had made a mistake It s lucky I came to a restaurant where I am known I said otherwise I might have been arrested 91 When the author got to his favorite restaurant it was A already nine o clock B eight o clock on the dot C about two minutes past eight D slightly later than eight o clock 92 The man sitting at the corner table near the door kept glancing in the direction of the author because he was A interested in the personality of the author B making a study of the author C looking up and down the author D keeping a lookout over the author 93 The author was followed by the detective probably because he A took after a suspect B was similar to a criminal in personality C was an accomplice D looked like a murderer 94 The detective had a newspaper open in front of him in order to A read it in detail B cover up what he was really doing there C have it rechecked D wait for his food 95 According to the text if the author had been a stranger in the restaurant he would have been A taken to court B followed C captured D sentenced to a few years imprisonment Passage D At Harton College an English boarding school for boys there are many rules Fifteen year old Bob Sanders often breaks these rules The boys can go into town in the afternoon after classes But they must return to the school at six o clock One afternoon Bob walked to the town He looked at the shop