09年韩师《基础英语》答案

1、（A卷）第1页共8页1阅读使人快乐，成长需要时间韩山师范学院2009年专升本插班生考试试卷英语/英语（商贸英语） 专业 基础英语 样卷（请将答案写在答题卡）I . Match each word with its definition: 10%Words:Definitions:1) coun cilora) pleasurable but dangerous living2) arroga ntb) morally disgust in g; likely to corrupt3) fidgetc) person who pretends to be somebody he is not4)

2、 impostord) member of a group of people chosen to make laws, rules5) in terve neor decisi on for a country6) dissipati one) take action in order to prevent something from happening7) obsce nef) move about restlessly8) frailtyg) full of pride and self-importanee9) murmurh) dirty-looking; not fresh or

3、 cheerful10) din gyi) at the point of death11) formidablej) hold back from doing something12) an guishk) clearly marking a person or thing as different from others13) morib undl) a state of long unnatural deep unconsciousnesscaused by14) stau nchdisease, pois oning, a severe blow and so on15) comam)

4、 a weakness of character or behavior16) commoti onn) great physical and mental suffering17) restraino) speak in a low but not clear voice18) egotismp) great or noisy confusion or excitement19) disti nctiveq) very strong, obsessive desire20) lustr)depe ndably loyal and firms) self-importa nee and sel

5、f-c on ceit（A卷）第1页共8页2t) difficult to defeatn. Fill in each blank with the derivative of the words in parentheses. 10%1) They set up an_committee to advise workers on how to cut down on theirexpe nse. ( in flue nt)2) I want to know who has anything to say in_ .(oppose)3) You could_ on food by not go

6、ing out to eat at the restaurants all the time.(eco nom ically)4) After the hard work, his face_with sweat. (glisten)5) The document was signed in the_of two witnesses. (present)6) Many quarrels betwee n frie nds are _ at the time, but in credibleafterwards. (evitable)7) We stood in awe of the_ of t

7、he mosque. (sacred)8) Good news came in_from the battlefield. ( succeed)9) We are engaged in a work which is_ of time and energy. ( consume)10) We believe this is only a_ , rather than a fact. (propose)川.Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs. 8%1)If you still do your homework in such a slo

8、ppy way, you will be kept after school.2) When he looked_on his early struggle as a salesman in a big store, herealized he was a cha nged man.3) The young engineer made a name_ himself because of his recent inventionon computer software.4) The compa ny has become a thriv ing bus in ess since this yo

9、ung man took_.5) The population of this new city is made_ of several nationalities.6) The government expresses its great concern_the life of the people in theflood-stricken area.7) English people seem to show special aptitude_ two things.8) Mary believed her husbands unusual behavior was attributed_

10、 his stay too（A卷）第1页共8页3late outside.9) With the flood approach ing, the villagers lives are measured_ sec on ds.10) You had better turn_early. You look so tired after the long journ ey.11) The staff in this compa ny are en titled_free physical exam in ati on once ayear.12) Every citize n is suppose

11、d to act_ accorda nee with the law.13) I won t be put_ any Ion ger; I want eOght an swer to a straight questi on.14) Are smelling salts useful in bringing a fainting person_ ?15) Planning and outlining are only a prelude_writing.16) The new year party was_full swi ng whe n the famous actress appeare

12、d witha beautiful dress.IV. Paraphrase the following sentences. 21%1) There is no country where Shakespearwork is not read with something verylike awe because there is someth ing fasci nat ing about him.2) I found myself on varied assig nmen ts,all the way from ship n ews to sports report ing.3) Peo

13、ple are not so inclined to think that the differences between the Arctic andAn tarctic outweigh their similarities.4) As the sun rose higher, thirst began to take a central place in Peter s con scious ness.5) Snow fell silently and relentlessly until every ugly patch and corner of our rather ramblin

14、g garde n was smoothed over.6) Euphemisms are con sidered overly squeamish and affected by con temporary writers,uni ess used for humorous effect.7) Whe n the headmaster told him that he had to split the class up into three groupsand teach them in turn at three different levels, he sat in hostile si

15、lenee.V. Use the words given in parentheses to translate the following sentences. 21%1) 黄教授结束精彩的演讲时,大厅爆发出一阵阵雷鸣般的掌声 (rock,thu nderous)（A卷）第1页共8页42) 如果你去过那小村庄，你就会发现那里最大的特点就是所有的生命都与周 围环境和谐地生活在一起,(feature, harmony)3) 无论我怎么努力，采取什么方法，我的英语水平不知为什么总未能提高.(un acco un table)4) 除非你很好地掌握了各种语体,否则你无法在各种场合恰如其分地用英语进行

16、表达.(uni ess, comma nd )5) 作为一名学生，他并不轻松，他必须边学习边打工补贴家用，其实大多数学生的情况也一样.(easy time, true)6) 你认为做为总经理有必要如此重视这些日常琐事吗？.(trivial, attach)7)如果不是他的父母和同学在他绝望时给予他帮助，他不可能有今天的成功.(had, desperate)W. Choose the best one to complete each sentence. 8%1) It is much more_to buy a seas on ticket if you travel everyday.A.

17、cheapB. econo micalC. econo micD. sav ing2) The woods where he picked blackberries were givi ng _ to new brickhouses.A. positi onB. place C. up D. way3) You must let me have the money without _ by ten o clocktomorrowmorni ng.A. failB. failure C. fault D. miss4) We must preve nt that kind of disaster

18、 at all_ .A. cha ncesB. costs C. expe nses D. risks5) The stude nts expected there_ more reviewi ng classes before the finalexam in ati on.A, is B being C. have been D. to be6) What would you like for the first _? There are quite a lot of interestingthi ngs on the menu.（A卷）第1页共8页5A. course B. dishC.

19、 plate D. food7) The little boy is n ever_ about what he eats and what he wears.A. particular B. special C. peculiar D. specific8) The result of the exam in ati on will be_on line tomorrow morni ng.A. set off B. released C. relieved D. give n off9) As I be away for at least a year, I appreciate_from

20、 you now and thentelli ng me how every one is gett ing along.A. to hear B. heari ng C. to be heari ngD. hav ing heard10) He was very_ to the old lady and did everyth ing for her.A. atte ntiveB. guarded C. prude ntD. watchful11) Before leav ing the house, you should_ that all doors and win dows arelo

21、cked.A. assure B. en sureC. in sureD. watchful12) He s the_ image of his father. They re so alike.A. aliveB. livi ngC. livelyD. live13) After the crash, the in sura nee compa ny agreed to_ the car as a total loss.A. discard B. lay off C. write off D. get do14) He _ buying drinks for people who earn

22、twice as much as hedoes.A. grudges B. disregards C. objects D. rese nts15)_ I in your positi on, I would not do it.A. Was B. Am C. BeD. Were16)I haven seen her_ .A. years ago B. l ong ago C. since long D. long sinceVD. Fill in each blank with an appropriate word according to the initial lettergiven.

23、10%It is much less 1) c_ for people to carry 2) c_in the West tha n it is for（A卷）第1页共8页6people to carry cash in china. Often it is not 3) s_to have large 4) a_ of cashon 5) h_ in the West.Many people use checks or credit cards to 6) a_carry ing cash with 7)t_ .Checks are 8) c_ used to pay 9) r_ , fo

24、r utilities, and teleph one 10) b_And can also be used to make purchases while credit cards are 11) m_ usedto make purchases.Credit cards are 12) p_ of plastic, usually 5.5 cm. by 8.5 cm. they are 13)i_by banks and 14) s_ that want people to 15) s_ more mon ey. Whenpurchas ing 16) s_ , the buyer wil

25、l give his credit card to the seller. The sellerwill check the 17) i_ on the card and 18) r_ it, accept the card in steadof accepting money. The seller will give the buyer a receipt and another receipt goes tothe 19) b_. The bank will then send a bill to the buyer, 20) u_after 30 daysVffl.Read the f

26、ollowing passage . 5%Many of the most damaging and life threatening types of weather torrential rains,severe thun derstorms, and torn adoes beg in quickly, strike sudde nly, and disappearrapidly, destroying small regions while leaving neighboring areas un touched. Such eve ntas a torn ado struck the

27、 n ortheaster n secti on of Edm onton, Alberta, in July 1987, totaldamages from torn ado exceeded $250 milli on, the highest ever for any Can adia nstorm.Conventional computer models of the atmosphere have limited value in predict ingshort lived local storms like the Edm onton torn ado, because the

28、available weather dataare gen erally not detailed eno ugh to allow computers to study carefully the subtleatmospheric cha nges that come before these storms. In most n ati ons, for example,weather-ballo on observati ons are take n just once every twelve hours at locationstypically separated by hundr

29、eds of miles. With such limited data, conventional forecastingmodels do a much better job predicting general weather con diti ons over larges regi onstha n they do forecast ing specific local eve nts.（A卷）第1页共8页7Un til rece ntly, the observati on inten sive approach n eeded for accurate, veryshort-ra

30、nge forecasts, or “Now-casts,” was not feasible. The cost of equipping andoperating many thousands of conventional weather stations was extremely high, and thedifficulties invoIved in rapidly collecting and processing the raw weather data from such an etwork were hard to overcome. Fort un ately, sci

31、e ntific and tech no logical adva nceshave overcome most of these problems. Radar systems, automated weather in struments, and satellites are all capable of mak ing detailed, nearly continuous observation overlarge regions at a relatively low cost. Communications satellites can transmit data aroundt

32、he world cheaply and instantaneously, and modern computers can quickly compile andanalyze this large volume of weather in formati on. Meteorologists and computer scientists now work together to design computer programs and video equipment capable oftransforming raw weather data into words, symbols,

33、and vivid graphic displays thatforecasters can interpret easily and quickly. As meteorologists have begun using thesenew tech no logies in weather forecast ing offices, Now-cast ing is beco ming a reality.1.The word exceed in paragraph 1 most probably means_.A. added up toB. were more tha nC. were aboutD. were less tha n2.Conventional computer models of the atmosphere fails to predict such ashort-lived torn ado because_ .A. the computer is not used to forecast specific local eve ntsB. the computers are not adva need eno ugh to predict itC. the w