09年专升本英语真题及答案

安徽省2009年普通高等学校专升本招生考试英语试题注意事项：1试卷共8页，用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试题卷上。2答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。Part I Vocabulary and Structure (1 point each, 30 points in all)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A,B,C and D, then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1Will you speak louder so as make people _ you?Ato hear Bheard Chearing Dhear2The car industry cant survive _ the government help.Awithout Bwith Cbesides Dexcept3I had considerable difficulty _ her to go out for a drink with me.Ato persuade Bto have persuaded Cpersuade Dpersuading4Mr. Black, our new English teacher, is strict _ kind.Aor Bbut Cwith Das well5_ China Today is a good way of improving our English.AHaving read BHave read CReading DRead6If I _ you, I wouldnt miss the chance tomorrow morning.Abe Bwill be Cam Dwere7Those who want to attend the meeting should _ the form.Afill in Bfill up Cfill with Dfill of8After _ for the job, the interviewees will be required to take a health check.Ato interview Bbeing interviewed Cinterviewing Dhaving interviewed9Compared _ our small flat, Bills house seemed like a palace.Ain Bfor Cwith Das 10Each of the hard-working students _ to go to college.So do we.Ahope Bhoping Choped Dhopes11He says _ clearly _ beginners understand most of his words.Asuchthat Bsothat Csuch a that Dso a that12Language is a tool _ people communicate with each other.Aby all means Bby means of Cby means of which Dby means of that13Julia didnt have enough clothes _ a week.Ato last Blast Clasted Dlast for14He is pleased _ what you have given him.Aof Bto Cwith Din 15Scarcely had he fallen _ when a knock at the door awakened him.Asleeping Basleep Csleepy Dsleeper16It is strongly recommended that teachers _ computers in their teaching.Awill use Bshall use Cuse Dused17The more careful they are, _Athe less mistakes will they makeBthe less mistakes theyll makeCthe fewer mistakes will they makeDthe fewer mistakes theyll make18John will get the money from his aunt _ her death.Awith the help of Bin the event of Caccording to Din face of 19We didnt know what to do _ the money had gone.Aonce Bwhether Cthough Dthen20Mr. Jiang, long time no see. How are you?Fine, thanks. How are you _ your teaching?Agetting well with Bgetting across Cgetting together Dgetting on with21Some people think _ more about their rights than about their responsibilities.Amuch Btoo Cless Dvery22There are _ as many houses in this area as there used to be.Atwo Btwice Csecond Dsecondly 23Columbus and his crew _ from Europe in 1492.Aset outBput out Cruled out Dsorted out24_the kids have left home, were got a lot of extra space.ASince that BNow CEven if DEven so 25Weve asked the neighbors to _ the house for us while we are away.Ahave an eye to Bkeep an eye onChave an eye for Dkeep an eye open26The hotel is going to be _ into a nursing home.Acontrolled Bconfirmed Cconsumed Dconverted27The young man _ in this company since he graduated from Madison College five years ago.Awas working Bhas been working Cworks Dworked28The college offers so many courses; the students havent decided _Awhere to choose Bwhom to choose Cwhich to choose Dwhy to choose29He said hed phone you _ he got home.Afor a while Bafter a while Cat moment Dthe moment30With a good _ of both Chinese and English, Miss Lin was assigned to be the tour guide for the American visitors.Acommand Binterest Cresult DimpressionPart II Cloze (1 point each, 15 points in all)Directions: There are 15 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D, You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.A college or universitys international student office is a good place _31_getting to know the school and the country .Lets _32_support services for international students in the United States. Our example is the University of Southern California (U.S.C.),_33_has had the most international students in American colleges or universities _34_the past seven years. U.S.C. s Office of International Services says _35_student this years is about seven thousand five hundred.The Office helps _36_student life at the university. It also organizes programs to help foreign _37_feel more relaxed in their new surroundings. Most American colleges and universities have a similar _38_that helps international students. These offices look for ways to get students _39_in school life and make _40_friends. Their job is not always easy. International students often want to _41_thier free time with friends from their own countries. The office at U.S.C. _42_assists family members who come to the United States with international students. The family members can take English classes and go on trips to places _43_museums. India, China, South Korea, Japan and Canada _44_the most students to the United States during the last school _45_.Next came Taiwan, Mexico, and Thailand.31Ato start Bstarts Cto stop Dstops32Atalk Bto talk Ctalk about Dto talk about33Athat Bwho Cwhose Dwhich34Aas Bfor Cto Dat 35Athe number of Ba number of Ca lot of Da great deal of 36Aexpress Bexpressing Cexplain Dexplaining 37Acollege Bcolleges Cstudent Dstudents 38Abranch Boffice Cdepartment Dorganization 39Aconsisted Bconsisting Cinvolved Dinvolving 40Arich Bpoor Cold Dnew41Acost Bspend Ctake Dsave42Aalso Byet Calready Dthus43Aunlikely Bunlike Clike Dlikely 44Asent Btook Cbrought Dcarried 45Amonth Byear Cweek DdayPort III Reading Comprehension (2,5 points each, 50 points in all)Directions: There are 4 tasks for you to fulfill, You should read the passages below carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.Task 1Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements (No.46 to No.50). For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.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 or fewer than twenty-four hours, and weeks with more or fewer than seven days.If you make a five-day 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 clock back; traveling east, you set it ahead. Each day of your trip has either twenty-five or twenty-three hours.If you travel by ship across the Pacific, you cross the International Date Line. By agreement, this is the point where a new day begins. When you cross the line, you change your calendar one full day, backward or forward. Traveling east, today becomes yesterday; traveling west, it is tomorrow. 46Strange things happen to time when you travel because _Ano day really has twenty-four hoursBthe earth is divided into time zonesCtime zones are not all the same sizeDno one knows where time zones begin47The time difference between two neighboring zones is _Aone day Btwenty-five hours Cone hour Dtwenty-three hours48According to paragraph 2, it seems true that the Atlantic Ocean_Ais one time zone Bis divided into five time zonesCis divided into twenty-four time zonesDcannot be crossed in five days49If you cross the ocean going east, you set your clock_Aahead one hour in each new time zoneBahead one hour for the whole tripCback one hour in each new time zoneDback one hour for the whole trip50The International Date Line is the name for _Athe beginning of any new time zoneBany point where time changes by one hour Cthe point where a new day starts Dany time zone in the Pacific OceanTask 2Directions: This task (No.51 to 55) is the same as Task1Today almost 70% of the electrical power we use comes from power plants that use fossil fuels (矿物燃料) to make electricity. Fossil fuels, such as oil, coal, and natural gas, are burned to make electricity. Burning fossil fuels releases pollution and carbon dioxide gas (CO2) into the air. The more fossil fuels we burn, the warmer the air around Earth gets. So building fossil fuel plans is not always the best answer. Actually, there are other ways to make electricity without burning fossil fuels. People have been using the power of wind for centuries. Wind power wont solve all our energy problems, but it can help meet some of the demands in certain places. Since the late 1800s, scientists have been working to turn the suns energy into electricity by using solar cells (太阳能电池). The problem is, solar cells are very expensive. Another way to make electricity is to use nuclear energy. It has been used for more than 50 years. Today about 10 percent of all the electricity used in the U.S.A. comes from this source.Although nuclear power doesnt pollute the air as the burning of fossil fuels does, there is a major drawback . The waste products from nuclear power plants are dangerous and must be stored in safe places. Many people are concerned about the safety of nuclear power.51The best title for this passage may be _AThe Importance of ElectricityBThe Pollution of Making Electricity from Fossil FuelsCThe Advantage of Using Nuclear EnergyDMeans of Making Electrical Power 52Which energy has damage to us according to the passage?AWind power BFossil fuels CSolar power DWater power53We can infer from the passage that _Aburning fossil fuels to make electricity is widely usedBwind power is a widespread way to make electricityCenergy problems will soon be solved Dnuclear energy will solve all the energy problems we are facing 54What does the underlined word “drawback”(in Para.3)mean?Aeffect Badvantage Cdisadvantage Dconcern55Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?AFossil fuels should be encouraged to use to make electricityBNot all the areas could use wind power.CSolar energy costs the most DUsing nuclear energy will not produce negative effect.Task 3Directions: This task (No.56 to No.60) is the same as Task 1.A new study by the Development of Health in Taiwan shows that more than half of the adult population in Taiwan lacks an understanding of health problems.More than 2,000 adults took part in the survey to find out about their knowledge of diet, health-care, disease control and medicine. Surprisingly, only 51% of the people surveyed understand that common cold has no cure, and taking medicine is absolutely no use at all. The problem is mad worse by doctors who give their patients large doses of useless drugs. More than two-thirds believe that it is only the nicotine in cigarettes rather than the other chemicals that causes cancer. These people believe that if they smoke “light” cigarettes with less nicotine, they will lead to more illness, suffering and early death.But the outlook for health education in Taiwan is not all negative. The survey concludes that younger Taiwanese have a better understanding of health concerns than their parents, while senior citizens have the least understanding among the three age groups.56The purpose of the survey is to find out _Awhy people neglect their healthBwhat people know about healthCwhen to provide health educationDwho is more likely to become ill57Which of the following is TRUE about medicines for cold?AThey can cure common cold.BDoctors often discourage the patients from taking them.CAbout 51% of the patients take them.DSome Taiwanese take them unnecessarily.58According to the survey, most Taiwanese believe that _.Aonly nicotine leads to cancer Bfew people will get cancer C”light ”cigarettes make people healthy Dother chemicals besides nicotine cause cancer59About _ of Taiwanese adults smokeAone-thirdBtwo-thirdsCa half Da quarter60The survey shows that _ have the best understanding of health concerns.Asenior citizens Bmiddle aged citizens Cyounger Taiwanese DTaiwanese smokersTask 4Directions: The following is a business letter. After reading it , you should answer each of the 5 questions (No.61 to No.65)in no than 3 words. The answers should be written after the corresponding number on the Answer Sheet.Dear Mr. Robert,Although we sent you your goods on time, we have waited nearly two months for you to pay the balance of $5000, which is over due. When you ordered the shipment of computers, you requested that we send you the entire order no later than June 1, and we shipped the goods by air freight on May 25. As you agreed in our original credit arrangement (赊账协议), payment was due in 30 days, on June 30. Yet, as it is already August 26, we still have not received your payment. In fact, we have not received any answer to the notice we sent to remind you that the payment is due.We regret to say that if we cannot receive your payment by September 15, we will be forced to ask our lawyer to take measures and collect it through legal procedures. Yours faithfully, Adam Smith The Western Company61Whats the purpose of the letter?To urge the buyer to _62When was the buyer supposed to pay for the order according to the agreement? On _63How did the Western Company deliver the goods?The goods were delivered by _64If this letter wont work, what is the Western Company going to do? The company will settle the matter through _65Whats the deadline set by the seller for the buyer to make the payment?Its _Par IV Translation (35 points )(I) Directions: Translate the following sentences from English into Chinese (4 points each for NO.66 through NO.68; 6 points for No.69; 18 points in all )66Sound travels four times faster in water than in the air.67It was not until you told me about it yesterday that I realized my mistake.68China will be the largest market for automobiles if its economy continues to grow.69I find it hard to leave the land where I have lived for 30 years and where there are sweet memories of my childhood.(II) Directi