河北省2017年普通高校专科接本科教育选拔考试真题及答案.doc

河北省2017年普通高校专科接本科教育选拔考试英语试卷(考试时间: 60分钟)(总分: 100分)说明:请在答题纸的相应位置上做答,在其它位置做答无效.I. Phonetics (5 points)Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are 4 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.1. A. link B. windowC. kite D. think 2.A. dark B. war C. shark D. smart 3.A. southernB. math C. cloth D. thief 4.A. debt B. comb C. climb D. establish 5.A.mouse B. though C. south D. houseII. Situational Dialogues (10 points) Directions: In this section there is a long dialogue with 5 missing sentences. At the end of the dialogue, there is a list of given choices. You are required to select the ONE that best fits into the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Note that there are two additional choices and you may not use any of the choices in the list more than once.Mary: Hello! _6_?John: Sure, my name is John Smith and Im from a small town called Brentwood in Essex which is in England.Mary: Ok, Essex. _7_?John: Thats in the southeast.Mary: Southeast.John: Yeah, yeah. Its attached to London, just next to London.Mary: Oh, OK, but you said its a small town.John: Its relatively small. _8_.Mary: Oh, when I think of a small British town, you know ,I think of really old houses, and nothings changed, _9_?John: The cinema in Brentwood actually closed down, but it does have a very nice health centre and, as I said, lots of parks to play in.Mary: Wow, _10_.A. The population is only about 50,000B. How are you doingC. sounds like a nice place to live inD. Thank you very muchE. Which part of England is thatF. so do you have modern stuff, like a health club, a movie theatre or things like thatG. Can you introduce yourself, pleaseIII. Reading Comprehension (50 points)Section A (30 points)Directions: There are two passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You are required to choose the ONE that best fits into the statement. Mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.There is a tale/ that straw(稻草) is the worst material from which to build a house , particularly if you are a pig with a hungry wolf around. So the cards were stacked against Warren Brush when local officials(官员） learned that he had several buildings /made of straw bales(大捆) on his land. They have tried to fine him a lot. But the case is still unresolved. The problem is that Californias building codes make no provision for the use of straw. And Mr. Brush has many defendersamong them several university scientists and David Eisenberg, the chairman of the United States Green Building Councils code committee. They would like to see the prejudice against straw houses eliminated, for straw is, in many ways, an ideal building material. It is, for one thing, a great insulator(绝热体). That keeps down the heating bills in houses made from it. It is also a waste product that would otherwise be burned, and is therefore cheap. Andvery much to the point in a place like Californiait is earthquake-resistant. Last year a test conducted at the University of Nevada showed that straw-bale constructions could withstand twice the amount of ground motion recorded in the Northbridge earthquake that hit Los Angeles in 1994.There are other straws in the wind: a post office in suburban Albuquerque, a school in Maryland, and an office complex in suburban Los Angeles have all been built from straw. Even California is having a rethink, and may change its rules to adapt to straw-bale construction. As Mr. Eisenberg observes, “The lesson of the Three Little Pigs isnt to avoid straw. Its that you dont let a pig build your house.”1. By “the cards were stacked against Warren Brush”, the author means_.A. Brush disliked playing cards B. cards were piled （堆放；一堆）around BrushC. Brush might lose the card game D. Brush could be in trouble12. The underlined word “eliminated” in paragraph 2 most probably means _.A. the prejudice can be removedB. the prejudice can be ignoredC. the quality of the house can be improvedD. the quality of the house can be guaranteed13. According to paragraph 3, which of the following is NOT the advantage of using straw to build a house?A. It can keep warm. B. It is cheap.C. It is earthquake resistant D. It is wind-proof14. The tale of “the Three Pigs” may illustrate(说明)_. A. straw is the worst material to build a houseB. straw is the best material to build a houseC. the house should not be built by a pigD. pigs are good at building houses15. The authors purpose in writing the passage is to _.A. show that straw cannot be used to build housesB. to explain how to build a house with strawC. describe the prejudice against straw housesD. introduce a new building materialPassage 2 In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Australian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music, dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War. It quickly attracted famous names such as Alec Guinness, Richard Burton, Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras(交响乐团). It became a fixed event every August and now attracts 400,000 people yearly. At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge to the official festival. Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone have the right to perform, and they did so in public house disused for years. Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by little-known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh. Today the “Fringe”, once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theatre, music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And yet as early as 1959, with only 19 theatre groups performing, some said it was getting too big. A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than 1.25 million tickets were sold.16. Why Edinburgh Festival was held in 1947?A. To attract theatre groups in Europe. B. To bring Europe together again. C. To introduce symphony orchestras. D. To honor the Second World War.17. Who joined the“Fringe”after it appeared?A. University students. B. Popular artists.C. Famous theatre groups. D. Big symphony orchestras.18.How long does the Edinburgh Festival last?A. Half a month. B. The whole month of August.C. All year round. D. Three weeks.19.Which of the following is NOT true about the Edinburgh Festival in 1947 according to the passage?A. People held an international festival in Edinburgh. B. Some uninvited groups took part in the Edinburgh Festival.C. About 400,000 people were attracted by the Edinburgh Festival.D. There were no paid administrators in Edinburgh Festival.20. What can be inferred about Edinburgh Festival from this passage?A. It has gone beyond an art festival. B. It gives shows all year round. C. It keeps growing rapidly. D. It has become a non-official event.Section B (20points)Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choice. Each choice in blank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on the answer sheet with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Coconut(椰子) is an unusual food for many reasons. It is one of the largest edible seeds produced by any plant. Its unusual contents also make it 21 in the seed world. It 22 of both “meat” and “water” inside. The coconut meat is the white substance with which we are familiar, as it is used extensively for cooking and flavorings; the coconut water is a white and sweet liquid.Portuguese(葡萄牙的) explorers gave the nut its name in the 15th century, 23 to it as coco, meaning “ghost” in the their language. The outside appearance of coconuts 24 them of a ghosts face, and the tree has had that name ever since.The coconut has varied uses. It is used to make various cooking oil for fast-food restaurant around the world to make diet 25 . The coconut fluid is a favourite drink in hot climates, providing a cool and refreshing 26 right off the tree. This water is also used by manufacturers of various sport drinks. Even the shell itself has many uses, 27 animal food and fertilizer. Yet the coconut is also useful in many ways that have 28 to do with food. Coconut oil is used for cosmetics(化妆品), medicines, and so on. Dried coconut shells are used in many countries as a tool shinning wood floors, the shells are also used for shirt buttons, and are 29 found on Hawaiian clothing. They are even used for musical instruments and bird houses.And all these are only some of the uses found for the coconut fruit. The coconut tree, which produces the nut, also produces many useful things. Its no 30 that the coconut tree has been taken as “the tree of life”.A . limits D. materials G. commonly J. consists M. referringB .beverage E. some H. meaning K. chance N. unique C .wonder F. reminded I. including L. nothing O. spirit IV. Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You are required to choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Walking, if you do it vigorously enough, is the overall best exercise for regular physical activity. It requires no 31 , everyone knows how to do it and it carries the lowest risk of injury. The human body is 32 to walk. You can walk in parks or along a river or in your neighborhood. To get 33 benefit from walking, aiming for 45 minutes a day, an average of five days a week. Strength training is another important component of 34 activity. Its purpose is to build and maintain bone and muscle mass, both of which 35 with age. In general, you will want to do strength training two or three days a week, allowing 36 days between sessions. Finally, flexibility and balance training are increasingly important as the body ages. Aches and pains are high 37 the list of complaints in old age. The result of constant muscle tension and stiffness of joints, many of them are 38 and simple flexibility training can prevent these by making muscles stronger and keeping joints lubricated(润滑). Some of this you do 39 you stretch. If you watch dogs and cats, youll get an idea of how natural it is. The general principle is simple: whenever the body has been in one 40 for a while, it is good to briefly stretch it in an opposite position.31. A. muscles B. energy C. equipment D. strength32. A. designed B. planned C. useful D. mastered33. A. minimum B. maximum C. ordinary D. lower34. A. mental B. physics C. physical D. chemical 35. A. shrink B. add C. accumulate D. deduct 36. A. harsh B. beautiful C. recovery D. dismissed 37. A. in B. between C. of D. on 38. A. av