2014年甘肃专升本考试公共课英语真题

2014年甘肃专升本考试公共课英语试题［真题］PartIReadingComprehension（40points）Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questions.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandputthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Manystudentswhoparticipatedinthe2010civilserviceexams（公务员考试）inChinasawthemasthe“mostdifficult”duetotheiremphasisongeneralknowledge.Thisyear,theChinesecentralgovernmentofficeshaveopened15,000postsbutit,snotlargeenoughtofindahomefortheonemillionpeopleapplying.Accordingtoa2009Washingtonpostreport,USstudentsarealsogivinggovernmentjobsahardlook.“ThePartnershipforPublicService”poll（民意调查）foundthatabout90%ofUSstudentsareinterestedinfederal（联邦政府的）jobs.Nearly84%gavethesecurityofferedbyfederaljobsasareason.ThesamegoesforstudentsintheUK.A2008DailyMailreportfoundthatapplicationsfromcollegegraduatesforgovernmentcivilservicejobshavesurged33%over2007.Besidesprovidingfinancialsecurity,civilservicejobsusuallyofferotherbenefits,especiallyinAsia.InIndia,forexample,theaverageannualincomeisabout$8,116-morethan10timeshigher.Plus,civilservantsgetaone-monthpaidholidayeveryyear,20daysofmedicalleaveand20-dayhalf-paidvacation.The2010civilserviceexamsinChinawerethoughtthe“mostdifficult”becauseA.mostofthestudentshadn,tpreparedwell.theexamsemphasizedgeneralknowledge.toomanypeoplewereinterestedincivilservices.studentswerenotgoodatansweringthequestions.USstudentsarealsogivinggovernmentjobsahardlook,accordingtoA.WashingtonpostB.DailyMailC.theUSfederalgovernmentD.theChinesecentralgovernmentWhichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“surged”（inPara.3）?A.ImprovedB.FailedC.IncreasedD.DecreasedThecivilservants,annualincomeinIndiaisA.asmuchas8,116dollarsB.nomorethan720dollarsC.lessthantheaverageannualincomeD.thesameastheaverageannualincomeThispassageismainlyabout.whatbenefitsacivilservantcanenjoyhowtogetadesirablesalaryasoneexpectswhythestudentscomplainedabouttheexamswhysomanypeoplewanttobecivilservantsPassage2Ionceknewayoungman,nineteenyearsofage,wholivedwithabsoluteoutward（夕卜表的）confidenceandself-possessionforanumberofyearsbeforeIdiscoveredthathecouldnotreadorwrite.Hisvariousmethodsoftrick,whichwerealsoskillsofself-protection,weresoskillfulandsodesperate（绝望）thatneitherInoranyofhisotheradultfriendswereawareofhisentirehelplessnessinfaceofwrittenwordsuntilwewenttodinneronenightatalocalrestaurant-andsuddenlydiscoveredthathecouldnotread.Evenhere,itwasnotthefirsttimewewentouttoeat,butsomethinglikethesecondorthird,thatPeter'sdesperationshockedme.Thefirsttime,hewascleverenoughtocoverthetruth.Hestudiedthemenuforamoment,thenlookeduptothewaitressandaskedherifhecouldhave"justacokeandahamburger".Hetoldmelaterthathehaddonethesamethingmanytimesbeforeandthathehadlearnedtoactasifhewereexaminingthemenu:"ThenIaskforacokeandahamburger Sometimestheygivemeahamburgeronaplatewithsaladandpotatoes...ThenIaskthemforarollandmakemyownhamburger."Aswebegantogoouttoeatmorefrequently,PeterwouldasktogotoHowardJohnson’s.Isoondiscoveredthereasonforhischoice:Thephotographs,attachedincellophane（玻璃纸）containerstoeachofthestandarditemsonthemenu,couldhelphimnottostrugglewiththeshapeofwordsatall.HowardJohnson's,whetherintentionallyornot,hadprovidedtheperfectescapefortheendangeredprideofanadultwhowasilliterate文盲）.Whenhewenttoarestaurant,Peterwould.pretendthathecouldnotreadorwritepretendtobestudyingthemenubedesperateforhelpfromotherpeopleprotecthimselfbyplayingamusicalinstrumentTheyoungmanwasnotfoundtobeilliterateuntil.hedinedoutwithhisadultfriendsatHowardJohnson'shecouldnolongercomeupwithvariouswaysofdeceptionhehaddinnerwithhisfriendsatacertainlocalrestaurantforthesecondorthirdtimehewasnotcarefulenoughtobeawareofhisentirehelplessnessinfaceofwrittenwordsWhatdidtheyoungmanusuallyhaveatarestaurant?A.Standarditemsonthemenu.B.Ahamburgermadebyhimself.C.Foodsthatotherpeopleordered.D.Acokeandahamburger.Theword“self-possession”（Para.1）probablymeansA.self-confidenceB.self-consciousnessC.self-disciplineD.self-devotionWhydidtheyoungmanliketogotoHowardJohnson's?:HowardJohnson'sprovidedaperfectescapewhenanythingdangerousshouldhappenThemenuatHowardJohnson'sgaveaclearintroductionofthefooditserved.ThephotographsattachedtothemainitemsonthemenuhelpedconcealhisilliteracyD.HewouldfeelateasebecauseeatersatHowardJohnson'swerealladultnon-readersPassage3Listeningisanextremelycomplexcommunicativeactivity.Inordertohaveabetterunderstanding,toanticipatewhatiscomingisveryimportant.Aneffectivelistenershouldcontinuouslydevelopmoreorlessspecificreadinessforwhatwillcomenext.Ifalistenerhearswhathehasexpected,itwillbemucheasierforhimtoreceivetheinformation.Butifwhathehearsistotallyoutofhisexpectation,hewillfailtogetthemessage.Theskilltoanticipatewhatiscominginlisteningcomprehensiondependslargelyonthelistener'sfamiliaritywiththetheme（主题）ofthemessage.Italsodependsonthelistener'sknowledgeofthespeakeraswellasthesituation.Obviously,whenwelistentosomethingthatwealreadyhavesomeinformationabout,itisgenerallymucheasierforustotakeinthenewinformation.Therefore,pre-listeningpreparationseemstoplayanimportantroleinincreasingourcomprehension.Beforeactuallistening,wecouldperhapsfirstgivesomethoughttothetopic,discussitwithothers,andthenreadsomerelatedmaterialanddosomevocabularywork.Ifwecouldmakeourselvesfullypreparedforthecomingtalksorlectures,wearemorelikelytobecomeeffectivelisteners.Ofcourse,readinessbeforehandisnotatallenough.Activethinkingmusttakeplaceallthewaythrough.Infact,weshouldalwaystrytothinkaheadofthespeaker.Thepassageismostpossibletakenfrom.A.anovelB.atextbookC.anewsreportD.afashionmagazineWhatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?Howtothinkactivelyinlisteningcomprehension.Howtodevelopspecificreadinessbeforelistening.Theskillsinanticipatinginlisteningcomprehension.Theimportanceofanticipatinginlisteningcomprehension.Theskilltoanticipateinlisteningcomprehensiondependslargelyon.thelistener'semotionthedifficultyofthemessagethelistener'scommunicativeskillsThelistener'sfamiliaritywiththetopicInordertoanticipate,thefirstthingtodobeforeactuallisteningmaybe.dosomevocabularyworkthinkaboutthetopicreadsomerelatedmaterialdiscussthetopicwithothersWhatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsanticipatinginlisteningcomprehension?A.Neutral.B.Positive.C.Negative.D.Critical.Passage4Spostcardshasbecomeaninterestinghobbyforpeoplewhoarecuriousaboutthebigworldinwhichtheylive.Spostcardscankeeppenfriendsintouch.Apostcardisasimpleandbeautifulwayforsomeonetosharehisthoughtsandmemories.Therearesomegreatwebsitesthatcanhelponedevelophisinterestinpostcards.Forexample,,startedin2005byaPortuguesecitizen,isafreewebsitethatconnectspeoplewhoshareapassionforspostcards.Ifyouwanttoreceivepostcardsfromothermembers,youshoulde-mailapostcardtotheaddresssentbythewebsiteafterregistration（注册）.Aftertheindividualconfirmsthathehasreceivedthecard,yournamewillbeaddedtothelistofpeopletoreceivepostcards.Spostcardswithpeopleinothercountriesisalsoagreatwaytolearnabouttheworld;eachpostcardcanbeawindowtoanotherculture.Itislikebringingtheworldtoyourmailbox.Fiona,amemberof,says,''Ilovespostcards!Althoughitseemsquitetime-consumingtopickone,writeitandpostit,itistheamusementofreceivingaflashofsunshineorhumorthatmakesitworthwhile.''Theunderlinedword''S''inParagraph1means.A.exchangingB.designingC.collectingD.writingThefirstparagraphtellsusthat.postcardsaresimpleandbeautifulSpostcardsisahobbyforallpeopleSpostcardscankeeppenfriendsincontactThosewhoshavelostinterestintherealwordWhichofthefollowingistrueof?A.Itsmembersshouldpayforregistration.B.Itwascreatedforaparticularpurpose.C.Itsmemberscansharedifferenthobbies.D.Itwasstartedbyagroupofcitizens.Whenwillyournamebeaddedtothelistofpeopletoreceivepostcardson?Afteroneconfirmsthereceptionofyourpostcard.Afteryoue-mailyourfirstpostcard.Afteryouregisteronthewebsite.Afteronereceivesyouraddress.InFiona'seyes,spostcardsis.A.time-savingB.labor-savingC.worthwhileD.humorousPartIIVocabularyandStructure(40points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentences.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD,thenwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Itisimportanttothepublicwhatishappening.A.forusinexplainingB.toustoexplainC.ofusinexplainingD.forustoexplainItdidn’trainIgottotheTownHall.A.unlessB.ifC.untilD.whetherIdidn'tthinkIcouldeverinabigcityafterlivinginthecountryforyears.A.getusedtolivingB.usedtoliveC.beusedtoliveD.usedtolivingIfanyofthechildrengothurt,Ishouldfeel.A.confidentB.doubtfulC.comfortableD.responsibleThewarwentonforyears,thousandsofpeople.A.killB.killedC.killingD.tokillAsaleadingcompanyinChina,weareofferingarangeofservicesofservicesinthisarea.A.wideB.longC.closeD.lowThehousesinthisvillagearesimilarthoseinthatvillage.A.fromB.toC.inD.asItwasbecausehewantedtodrawmoneyfromthebankhewentdowntownyesterday.A.whenB.howC.whyD.thatEverythingwillbeallright,Jane.iteasy.A.ThinkB.HaveC.TakeD.KeepI’llneverforgetthispieceofmusicforthefirsttime.A.tohearB.tobeheardC.beingheardD.hearingOnlywhenyouhavecollectedsufficientdata,cometoasoundconclusion.A.youcanB.canyouC.youshouldD.shouldyouNothingwouldhimfromtellingthetruth.A.predictB.presentC.preventD.preferProfessorWhitewroteareportyesterday.A.two-thousand-wordB.two-thousand-words'C.two-thousand-wordsD.two-thousands-wordIttakesalongtimeandalotofmoneyamodernfarm.A.developingB.todevelopC.developedD.develophisjobattheuniversity,he'snowrunninghisownresearchcompany.A.InadditiontoB.AswellasC.ExceptforD.ButforMarywasn'tathome,Ileftanote.A.sinceB.whileC.orD.soWhoisgoingtoyourmotherwhileyouareaway?A.lookatB.lookafterC.lookintoD.lookoverHechangedhismind,mademeveryangry.A.whoB.thatC.whichD.whatHehasn'tdecidedtogostay.A.both...andB.neither...norC.either...orD.whether...orThechildrenareveryonwatchingbasketballmatchesonTV.A.eagerB.keenC.interestedD.fondmarketingisconcerned,itisbettertohaveameetingwiththesalesmanagers.A.AslongasB.AssoonasC.AsfarasD.AsmuchasHemadeabigmistake,andasa,losthisjob.A.matterB.reasonC.factD.resultIknownothingabouthisjourneyexceptheislikelytobeawayforthreeweeks.A.howB.thatC.whichD.whatYoucouldgoyouwanttointheworldduringthesummerholidays.A.whereverB.whicheverC.howeverD.whateverHetriedvariousjobsandbecameaneditor.A.attheendB.ontheendC.totheendD.intheendFewwordsafterthemeeting.A.didtheyexchangeB.theyexchangedC.theydidexchangeD.exchangedtheyAftercomingalongwayfromthevalley,thelittleboywastiredand.A.kindB.excitedC.weakD.livelyThenursecameinquietlywakethepatient.A.soasnottoB.sonotastoC.notsoastoD.soastonotAllthatcanbedone.A.havebeendonB.hasbeendoneC.havedoneD.hasdoneJanehadn'tbeentoLondonbefore.hadherhusband.A.NeitherB.EitherC.SoD.OrNosoonerhadhearrivedinRomeheheardofthegoodnews.A.whenB.thanC.thenD.untilMr.Cookhasnotcommentedthesereports.A.inB.ofC.withD.onItistostaredirectlyatthesun.A.harmfulB.harmlessC.comfortableD.safeIt'snousewithadrunkenman.A.argueB.toargueC.arguingD.beingarguedTheprogramoneducationiswatching.A.worthyB.worthilyC.worthinessD.worththegarden,theoldmanwenttohavearest.A.HavingbeenwateredB.WateringC.HavingwateredD.BeingwateredHertothejobleftherwithverylittlefreetime.A.devotionB.faithC.trustD.interestThechildrenhavebeensincetheirfatherleft.A.outofstyleB.undercontrolC.outofcontrolD.instyleItisreportedgreatchangeshavebeenmade.A.whichB.thatC.whileD.whatThemanagerpromisedtokeepmeofhowtheprojectwasgoingon.A.beinformedB.informedC.informD.informingPartIIICloze(20points)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassageandputthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Thepurposeofanapplicationletteristohelpyouto“sell”yourself.Youshould61thejobyouwantclearly,and62tellwhatyourabilitiesareand63youhavedone.Itshouldbesimple,personalandbriefwithoutleaving64anynecessaryfacts.A64employermaywanttoknowanumberofimportantthings.Whatareyour66?Whatachievementshaveyou67?Andwhatareyouraims?The68paragraphisperhapsthemostimportantpart.Try69youropeningsentencestotheneedsorinterestsoftheemployer,notto70ownneedsordesires.71clearaboutthekindofjob72whichyou,renowapplying.Collegegraduates73fortheirfirstpositionsoftenask“WhatcanIprovideinaletter?”Employerswanttoknowaboutyourexperience.Certainly,abeginnerhas74experience.Theansweristhateverythingyou75isexperience.76isimportanttowritegoodstrongclosingwordsforyourletter.Askforan77orgivethepossibleemployersomething78todoorexpect.Anexcellentideaistoencloseanenvelope79youraddressandastamp.Thatmakesiteasierforapossibleemployertogetin80withyou.A.finishB.stateC.takeD.sayA.shouldB.couldC.mightD.needA.howB.whyC.whatD.thatA.behindB.forC.of