2004年安徽省专升本考试英语试题

1、安徽省2004年普通高等学校专升生本招生考试英语考试1 Vocabulary and Structure (1poing each;35 points in all )Directions: for each of the following blanks, four choices are given, You are required to choose the most appropriate one and put the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet .( ) 1.In the end he realized his realize

2、d his dream, but _the cost of his life. Aon B .with C .by D .at ( ) 2._driving to work, Mr Robins goes to his office by train every day . A .without B .Rather than C. Instead of D. spite of ( ) 3.The professor paused as if _his students to ask questions on the point he had just made. A .expecting B.

3、 to expect C .expected D. to have expected ( )4.Because he was very poor, he couldnt _to rent his flat. A .spend B .afford C .feel D think ( )5.I _ her for your girlfriend when I first saw her in your home. A. figured B .thought C. considered D .regarded ( )6.Is 200 dollars _ for the expenses of you

4、r trip? A .important B. sufficient C. considered D .comfortable ( )7.Thanks for your invitation, Id be _to come. A .delight B. delightsome C. delighted D .delightful( )8.Here is the ticket for _ 4708 to New York. You may go to the airport right now. A .plane B .flight C .train D .airplane ( )9.You h

5、avent wasted my time. On the _ ,youve helped me save some time. A, contrary B. reverse C .opposite D .contrast ( )10.The wounded tiger ran into the bushes, leaving a _of blood. A. tail B .train C .trade D .trail( )11.It was recommended that we _the job as soon as possible. A .die B .do C .would do D

6、 .must do ( )12.People in the small village have never heard of _before. A. so a shocking story B .a so shocking story C .so shocking a story D. a such shocking story ( ) 13.He didnt know that _ ten years to complete this special task. A .it will take him B .he would take C .he would spend D .it wou

7、ld take him ( )14.Criticism and self-criticism is necessary _it helps us to correct our mistakes. A. since that B .in that C. due to D. because of ( )15._ we have finished all the exams, well have a good time enjoying ourselves. A .After that B .Now that C. Unless that D. Until ( )16.Japanese women

8、used to wait _their husbands form morning till night. A .for B .by C .on D .about ( ) 17. He was _ that he should devote his life motherland. A. decided B. determined C. discussed D. figured ( ) 18. Stephen invited me to dinner the day before yesterday and I _ his invitation with pleasure . A .accep

9、ted B. promised C .permitted D. received ( ) 19.Dont _ to let me know if there is anything I can do for you. . A. reject B .prevent C. hesitate D. refuse ( )20.The man _ the Helping Hand Group is a handicapped person himself. A .organizes B .organized C organizing D. organize ( ) 21._ to speak, I sh

10、all start making preparation tomorrow . A .Having invited B. Having been invited C. Inviting D. Be invited ( )22. How I wish I _ to repair the watch ! I only made it worse . A .had tried B. hadnt tried C. didnt try D .have tried ( )23. On the one hand, he was highly praised by his teachers, but blam

11、ed by some of his classmates_ . A. on another hand B .at other hand C .at second hand D .on the other hand ( ) 24. We often associate the Yellow River and the Changjiang River _the civilization of the Chinese people.A .by B. to C .from D. with ( )25. Malaysia is a country that _ in the manufacture o

12、f rubber products A specializes B. produces C .turns D. makes use( ) 26. The freshmen _ the new college life soon except Tom A .set up B. adapted to C. got to D. went about ( )27 I keep telling myself to avoid _ the same mistakes in pronunciation. A . to make B. making C .in making D .from making (

13、) 28. The more you give. _ you obtain. A. the more B. the most C. the little D. the least( )29. The result of the experiment made me _ . It was not so good as I had expected. A .disappoint B. be disappointed C .disappointing D. disappointed ( )30.At present _ than doing well in our socialist economi

14、c construction. A. nothing is more important B .nothing is less important C. much is more important D .anything is more important ( )31.Many people volunteer to work in remote areas in response _ the Party s call. A. to B .with C. of D .about ( )32. Though using totally different methods, the two gr

15、oups of students _ exactly the same conclusion. A .got B .achieved C. gained D. drew ( )33. He was very busy yesterday. Otherwise he _ to the party. A. would come B .should come C. came D. would have come ( )34. Words are to a language_ bricks are to a building. A. as B .which C .what D .that ( )35.

16、Yesterday evening ,she got to the theatre late ,only just _ to dress and made up for the performance. A .on time B. in time D. within the time D. at the time II. Cloze (1 point each; 10 points in all)Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each bland there are four choices mark

17、ed A, B, C, and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage and put the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Chinese-Americans today have higher incomes than Americans in general. One-fourth of all _36_ Chinese-Americans are working in scientific and professional _37_. The Chine

18、se have risen to this position _38_some of the harshest discrimination and violence _39_ any immigrants in the history of this country. Today, _40_ of the Chinese prosperity (成功) is _41_ the simple fact that they work harder and take _42_ of educational opportunities.Chinese-Americans have had three

19、 Noble _43_ winners, all in physics. Many more have PhDs, especially from high _44_ universities. Among academics, Asians publish more than _45_ blacks or whites.( ) 36.A. employed B. employee C. employer D. employing( ).37.A. would B. field C. places D. walks( ).38.A. inspite B. despite of C. other

20、wise D. despite( ).39.A.against B. whereas C. otherwise D. beneath( ).40.A. many B. numerous C. much D. lot( ).41.A. contribute to B. due to C. thanks to D. owe to( ).42.A. advantage B. measures C. place D. steps( ).43.A. price B. praise C. price D. prize( ).44.A. level B. position C. ranking D. far

21、es( ).45.A. all B. either C. both D. neitherIII. Reading Comprehension (50 points)Task 1(2 points each; 10 points in all)Directions: After reading the following passage, you will fond 5 questions or unfinished statements (No. 46 through No. 50). For each question or statement there are 4 choices. Yo

22、u should make the correct choice and put the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Specialists in marketing have studied how to make people buy more food in a supermarket. They do all kinds of things that you do not even notice. For example, the simple, ordinary food that everybody must buy like

23、bread, milk, flour, and vegetable oil, is spread all over the store. You have to walk by all the more interestingand more expensivethings in order to find what you need. The more expensive food is in packages with bright colored pictures. This food is places at eye level so you see it and want to bu

24、y it. The things that you have to buy anyway are usually located on a higher or lower shelf. However, candy and other things that children like are on lower shelves. One study showed that when a supermarket moves four products form floor to eye level, it sold 78 percent more.Another study showed tha

25、t for every minute a person is in a supermarket after the first half hour, she or he spends $50.If someone stays forty minutes, the supermarket has an additional $5.00.So the store has a comfortable temperature in summer and winter, and it plays soft music. It is a pleasant place for people to staya

26、nd spend more money.Some stores have red or pink lights over the meat so the meat looks redder. They put light green paper around lettuce (生菜) and put apples in red plastic bags.So be careful in the supermarket. You may go home with a bag of food you were not planning to buy. The supermarket, not yo

27、u, decided you should buy it.( ) 46. Marketing specialists study _. A. plants suitable human needs B. how to build shelves C. method of selling more products D. how to own supermarkets ( ) 47. The more expensive kind of food is _. A. in bright-coloured packages B. on high shelves C. all near the fro

28、nt of the store D. on lower shelves ( ) 48. According to the selecting, childrens books are probably _. A. on low shelves B .on high shelves C. spread all over the sold in supermarket D. sold in supermarket ( ) 49. A supermarket plays soft music because_. A .people like to listen to it B .the store

29、has a comfortable temperature C .it will make people spend D. it will remind people to buy the things they want （ ）50。A good way to save money in a supermarket is to_.A. go just before dinnerB. buy things that are in the prettiest packages C. walk around and see what you needD. make a list of what y

30、ou need before you goTask 2 (2 points each; 10 points in all)Directions: This task is the same as Task 1 (No.51 through No.55)Although each baby has an individual schedule of development, general patterns of growth have been observed. Three periods of development have been identified (确定), including

31、 early infancy(幼儿期), which extends from the first to the sixth month; middle infancy, from the sixth to the ninth month; and late infancy, from the ninth to the fifteenth month. Whereas the newborn is concerned with his or her inner world and reacts primarily to hunger and pain in early infancy, the

32、 baby is already aware of the surrounding world. During the second month, many infants are awake more and can raise their heads to look at things. They also begin to smile at people. By four months, the baby is searching for things but not yet grasping them with its hands. It is also beginning to be

33、 wary(谨慎的) of strangers and may scream when a visiting relative tries to pick it up. By five months, the baby is grabbing objects and putting them into its mouth. Some babies are trying to feed themselves with their hands. In middle infancy, the baby concentrates on practicing a great many speech so

34、unds. It loves to imitate actions and examine interesting objects. At about seven months, it begins to crawl, a skill that it masters at the end of middle infancy.In late infancy, the baby takes an interest in games, songs, and even books. Progress toward walking moves through standing, balancing, b

35、ouncing in place, and walking with others. As soon as the baby walks well alone, it has passed from infancy into the active toddler (蹒跚学步) stage.( ) 51. What is the main subject of this reading passage?A. Growth in early infancyB. The active toddlerC. How a baby learns to walkD. The developmental st

36、ages of infancy( ). 52. When does a baby take an interest in books? A. After nine months B. At two months C. After five months D. In middle infancy( ). 53. What would a six-month-old baby love to do? A .Smile at people B. Crawl on the floor C .Imitate actions D. Play simple games ( ). 54. The meanin

37、g of the word “grasp” in Line 8of Paragraph 1is _. A. watch B. like C. hold D. fear ( )55.When does a baby become frightened of unfamiliar people?A. In early infancy B. In middle infancy C. In late infancy D. In the toddler stage Task 3 (3 points each; 15 points in all)Directions: This task is the s

38、ame as Task 1(No 56 through NO 60)Hemingway was born in lllinois, his family took him as a boy on frequent hunting and fishing trips and so acquainted him early with the kinds of virtues (美德) ,such as courage and endurance, which were later reflected in his fiction (文学作品) After high school. he worke

39、d as a newspaper reporter and then went oversea to take part in World War I. he After the war he lived for several years in Paris, where he became part of a group of Americans who felt strange from their country , They considered themselves a lost generation. It was not long before he began to publi

40、sh the powerful novel, The Sun Also Rises. His subjects were often war and its effects on people, or contests, such as hunting or bullfighting , which demand stamina and courage.Hemingways style of writing is striking ,His sentences are short, his words simple , Yet they are often filled with emotio

41、n . A careful reading can show us , furthermore, that he is a master of the pause. That is , if we look closely , we see how the action of his stories continues during the silences, during the times his characters say nothing ,This action is often full of meaning ,There are times when the most power

42、ful effect comes from restraint(适度). Such times occur often in Hemingways fiction .He perfected the art of expressing emotion with few words.( )56. The word “stamina” in the last line of Paragraph 1 can most probably be replaced by_ A. money B. time C. energy D. weapon ( )57.Hemingway might have two

43、 kinds of special qualitiescourage and endurance-because_.A. he trained himself through hard work in his childhoodB. he got some special trainings while growing up C. his parents often took him on hunting and fishing tripsD. he suffered a lot in his childhood ( )58. The topic sentence of Paragraph 2

44、 is _.A. Hemingways style of writing is striking B. He is a master of the pauseC. He perfected the art of expressing emotion with few words D. Hemingway is a famous writer( )59. “A lost generation” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to_. A. a generation full of hope B. the sad and confused

45、 young men C. a big crowd of young men D. a group of people who have lost their way ( )60. Hemingway preferred short and simple sentences in his writings because_.A. he could not arrange long and complicated sentences wellB. he was afraid that his readers would misunderstand him if he wrote long sen

46、tences.C. Short sentences are easier to write D. This is his style of writing he is good at Task 4(3 points each; 15 points in all)Directions: This task is the same as Task 1(No. 61 through No. 65)Trees have a spectacular (壮丽的； 奇观的)survival record. Over a period of more than 400 million years, they

47、have evolved as the tallest, most massive , and longest-lived organisms ever to inhabit the earth .Yet trees lack a means of defense that almost every animal has: trees cannot move away from destructive forces. Because they cannot move, all types of living and nonliving enemies-fire, storms, microor

48、ganisms, insects, other animals and , later, humanshave wounded them throughout their history. Trees have survived because their evolution has made them into highly compartmented(分隔的) organisms; that is .they wall off injured and infected wood .In that respect trees are radically different from anim

49、als. Fundamentally, animals heal, they preserve their life by making billions of repair, installing(安置) new cells or rejuvenated(恢复活力的)cells in the positions of old ones. Trees cannot heal; they make no repairs. Instead, they defend themselves from the consequences of injury and infection by walling

50、 off the damage, At the same time they put new cells in new positions; in effect, they grow a new tree over the old one every year. The most obvious results of the process a re growth rings, which are visible on the cross section of a trunk, a root , or a branch.( )61. The authors main purpose in th

51、is article is to explain the _. A. life cycle of a tree B. way trees survive C. importance of r trees to human progress D. dangers trees face from natural disasters ( )62. The author describes trees as all of the following EXCEPT_. A, tall B. green C. massive D,.long-Iived ( )63. The author implies

52、that almost every animal is able to protect itself from destructive forces by doing which of the following?A. Moving away B. Calling for help C. Climbing up a tree D. Remaining with its group ( )64. As it is used in the last sentence of Paragraph 1, the pronoun “they ”refers to _.A. enemies B. animals C. humans D. trees( )65. According to the