07年专业英语的要点

2007年普通高等学校选拔优秀专科生进入本科阶段考试试题专业英语PartⅠVocabularyandStructure(30points)Directions:Thereare30incompletestatementsinthispart.YouarerequiredtocompleteeachonebychoosingthemostappropriatewordorexpressionfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD,andwriteyourchoiceA,B,C,orDinthebrackets.1.Iamlookingforwork,arethereanypositions________inyourfirm?A.emptyB.bareC.blankD.vacant2.Wedesirethatthetourleader________usimmediatelyofanychangeinplans.A.informB.informsC.informedD.hasinformed3.Maggieranbacktothekitchen,eggs________carefullyinherhands.A.tobeheldB.wereheldC.heldD.holding4.________theadvancesofsciences,thediscomfortsofoldagewillnodoubtalwaysbewithus.A.AsforB.DespiteC.BesidesD.Except5.Shehadn’tmuch________forhearinggoodmusic.A.chanceB.occasionC.opportunityD.fate6.________lessonswerenotdifficult.A.OurfewfirstshortEnglishB.OurfewfirstEnglishshortC.FewourfirstEnglishshortD.OurfirstfewshortEnglish7.Understandingtheculturalhabitsofanothernationespecially________containingasmanydifferentsubculturesastheUnitedStates,isacomplextask.A.oneB.theoneC.thatD.such8.Thebookprovedtobeveryreliableandsowasvery________tohiminhisresearch.A.uselessB.invaluableC.negligibleD.precious9.Whatyouhavedoneis________thedoctor’sorders.A.attachedtoB.responsibletoC.resistanttoD.contraryto10.Weareinterestedintheweatherbecauseit________sodirectlywhatwewear,whatwedoandevenhowwefeel.A.guidesB.effectsC.affectsD.benefits11.Personalinterestsmustneverbeallowedto________withcollectiveinterests.A.involveB.interfereC.dealD.putup12.Researchfindingsshowwespendabouttwohoursdreamingeverynight,nomatterwhatwe________havedoneduringtheday.A.mayB.shouldC.couldD.must13.Childrenareverycurious________.A.atheartB.inpersonC.bynatureD.onpurpose14.________yourfamily,don’ttakesomanyrisks.A.OnbehalfofB.InhonourofC.ForthesakeofD.Infavourof15.Don’tforgettowalkthedogwhileIamaway,________?A.willyouB.doyouC.shallyouD.canyou16.It________Shakespeare________theEnglishlanguageissorichtoday.A.isthanksto...whoB.isthanksto...thatC.thanksto...whomD.wasthanksto...that17.ADreamoftheRedChamberissaidto________intodozensoflanguagesinthelastdecade.A.havebeentranslatedB.translatedC.betranslatedD.havetranslated18.Thereisno________arguingaboutit,justdoasyouaretold.A.reasonB.pointC.wayD.meaning19.Johnwenttoworkquietly,________toworkashardashecould.A.hismindbeingmadeupB.withhismindmakingupC.withhismindmadeupD.hismindmakingup20.Thisis________thefirsttimeyouhavebeenlate.A.undernocircumstancesB.onnoaccountC.fornoreasonD.bynomeans21.Morethanoneperson________beeninfectedwiththedisease.A.hasB.haveC.havingD.tohave22.Theoreticallyspeaking,theratiooftheworkdonebythemachine________theworkdoneonitiscalledtheefficiencyofthemachine.A.andB.toC.ofD.against23.Oneofthedifficultiesyou,asacollegestudent,will________istheadaptationtoacompletelynewlife.A.resolveB.determineC.encounterD.react24.Itcannotbe________muchemphasizedthatagricultureisthefoundationofthenationaleconomy.A.everyB.enoughC.farD.too25.Somepsychologistsmaintainthatmentalactssuchasthinkingarenotperformedinthebrainalone,butthatone’smusclesalso________.A.enterB.invadeC.refuseD.participate26.Inthe1930’s,spaceflightwas________theexclusivepropertyofasmallgroupofyoungmen.A.aboutB.exactlyC.virtuallyD.roughly27.Airpollutionhastwo________causes:movingautomobilesandstationarysources.A.minorB.majorC.necessaryD.essential28.Theboywhoistalkingwithyourteacheris________anathlete.A.anythingbutB.nonebutC.allbutD.somethingbut29.Whentheyheardthe________forhelpthatrangthroughtheburningbuilding,thefiremenrushedintoit.A.appealB.noiseC.fightD.emergency38.Atrainingspecificationspecifies________.A.theperformancerequiredforacertainjobB.thebehavior,knowledgeandskillsexpectedofanemployeeC.thetrainingcontentsandmethodsD.thecostsandsavingsoftheprogram39.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Asthereexistweakpartsindifferentdepartmentsofafirm,thetrainingofitsstaffishighlynecessary.B.Atrainingspecificationisbasedontheinformationcollectedfromajobdescriptionandajobspecification.C.Traininginusingskillsandlearningaboutskillsusuallydonothappenatthesameplace.D.Itiseasiertoevaluatemanagementtrainingthantoevaluatethetrainingofworkersandtechnicians.40.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe“________”.A.ASuccessfulTrainingProgramB.HowtoDescribeandSpecifyaJobC.StaffTrainingProgramD.TheImportanceofStaffTrainingPassage3Thereisapopularbeliefamongparentsthatschoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.NoschoolIhavetaughtinhaseverignoredspellingorconsidereditunimportantasabasicskill.Thereare,however,vastlydifferentideasabouthowtoteachit,orhowmuchpriority(优先)itmustbegivenovergenerallanguagedevelopmentandwritingability.Theproblemis,howtoencourageachildtoexpresshimselffreelyandconfidentlyinwritingwithoutholdinghimbackwiththecomplexitiesofspelling.Ifspellingbecomestheonlyfocalpointofhisteacher’sinterest,clearlyabrightchildwillbelikelyto“playsafe”.Hewilltendtowriteonlywordswithinhisspellingrange,choosingtoavoidadventurouslanguage.That’swhyteachersoftenencouragetheearlyuseofdictionariesandpayattentiontocontentratherthantechnicalability.Iwasonceshockedtoreadonthebottomofasensitivepieceofwritingaboutapersonalexperience:“Thisworkisterrible!Therearefartoomanyspellingerrorsandyourwritingisillegible.”Itmayhavebeenasharpcriticismofthepupil’stechnicalabilitiesinwriting,butitwasalsoasadreflectionontheteacherwhohadomittedtoreadtheessay,whichcontainedsomebeautifulexpressionsofthechild’sdeepfeelings.Theteacherwasnotwrongtodrawattentiontotheerrors,butifhisprioritieshadcenteredonthechild’sideas,anexpressionofhisdisappointmentwiththepresentationwouldhavegiventhepupilmoremotivationtoseekimprovement.41.Teachersaredifferentintheiropinionsabout________.A.thedifficultiesinteachingspellingB.theroleofspellingingenerallanguagedevelopmentC.thecomplexitiesofthebasicwritingskillsD.thenecessityofteachingspelling42.Theexpression“playsafe”probablymeans________.A.towritecarefullyB.todoasteacherssayC.tousedictionariesfrequentlyD.toavoidusingwordsoneisnotsureof43.Teachersencouragetheuseofdictionariessothat________.A.studentswillbeabletoexpresstheirideasmorefreelyB.teacherswillhavelesstroubleincorrectingmistakesC.studentswillhavemoreconfidenceinwritingD.studentswilllearntobeindependentofteachers44.Thewriterseemstothinkthattheteacher’sjudgmentonthatsensitivepieceofwritingis________.A.reasonableB.unfairC.foolishD.careless45.Themajorpointdiscussedinthepassageis________.A.theimportanceofdevelopingwritingskillsB.thecomplexitiesofspellingC.thecorrectwayofmarkingcompositionsD.therelationshipbetweenspellingandthecontentofacompositionPassage4Everyday,weareinfluencedbymassmedia.Althoughsomecriticsofthemediaclaimthatthesemeansofcommunicationareusedmostlytocontrolourthinkingandgetustobuyproductswedon’tneed,theyagreethatthemediaalsocontributestokeepingpeopleinformed.Inotherwords,whilerisksdoexist,thebenefitsofthemediaarefarmorethanthedisadvantages.Mostofthemessagesaredesignedeithertoinformorentertain—andneitherofthesegoalscanbeconsideredriskyorharmful.Ifconsumersofthemediacouldbetaughtatanearlyagetoexaminemessagescriticallyi.e.,tothinkcarefullyaboutwhatisbeingcommunicated—theywouldbeabletotakeadvantageoftheinformationandenjoytheentertainmentwithoutbeinghurtbyit.Thekeytocriticalthinkingisrecognizingthemotivesofthenewsitemorwriters,theadvertisers,andsoon.Arebothsidesoftheissuebeingpresented?Haveenoughfactsabouttheproductbeingadvertisedbeenpresented?Furthermore,citizensneedtheopportunitytohearnews,opinions,andpublicaffairs.InformationaboutcurrenteventsispresentedindepthonpubliclyfundedTVchannelsandradiostationsaswellasinnewspapers.Inaddition,thepublicbroadcastingmediacanhelpviewersandlistenerstocompletetheireducation.Recentimmigrants,forexample,canimprovetheircommandofEnglishthroughTVandradio,andinaddition,somecollegecoursesaretaughtoneducationaltelevision.Anotherrecognizedadvantageofthemediaisthatitgivespeopleinformationtheyneedfortheirdailylives:weatherandtrafficreportsaregoodexamples.Whilecommercialsandadvertisingdonotnecessarilypresentaccurateinformation,theydomakepeopleawareoftheavailabilityofproductsthatcouldimprovetheirlives.Inaddition,theycreatealargerdemandforsomeitems,whichmayleadtoafallintheirprice.Whilethemediacanbeavaluablemeansofeducatingthepublic,whenmostpeopleturnontheTVsetortheradio,theywanttobeentertained.Asaresult,mostprogrammingconsistsofmovies,plays,music,humorousshows,gameshows,andsportsevents.Someoftheseofferingsareoflowquality,butontheotherhand,manyarefuntowatchandinterestinglywrittenandwellpresented.Eventhoughthemassmediacanbemisused,mostofitseffectsarepositive.Weareallinfluencedbytelevision,andradioaswellasmovies,magazinesandnewspapers.Ifwearecarefultoexaminetheirmessagecriticallytheycanallbeofbenefittoourlives.46.Whatisthemainpointoftheauthor?A.Advertisingisharmfulwhenitpresentsinaccurateinformation.B.Thepositiveeffectsofthemassmediaaremorethanthenegativeones.C.Peopleshouldlearntotakeadvantageofthemedia’sbenefits.D.Televisionismoreusefulasameansofentertainmentthanasameansofprovidinginformation.47.Accordingtotheauthor,thetwomainpurposesofmassmediaareto________.A.controlourthinkingandgetustobuyuselessproductsB.providepeoplewithinformationandentertainmentC.makepeopleawareoftheavailabilityofproductsandcreatealargedemandforsomeitemsD.expresstheviewsofthepublicandhelpimproverecentimmigrants’English48.Theauthorfeelsthatconsumersofthemassmediashouldbetaughtatanearlyageto________.A.bringtheirimaginationintofullplaywhenwatchingprogramsoflowqualityB.buyproductsadvertisedincommercialssothatthedemandincreasesC.turnofftheTVsetwhenaridiculousprogramcomesonD.thinkcriticallyaboutthemessagesbroughttothem49.Itcanbelearnedfromparagraph3thatcitizenswillbeinabetterpositiontoexpresstheirviewsandmaketheirchoicesiftheyare________.A.highlyeducatedthroughTVandradioB.wellprotectedbythegovernmentC.highlypaidbytheiremployersD.wellinformedbythemedia50.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Themassmediaoffersinformationneededinourdailylives.B.Publiclyfundedbroadcastingdoesnotpresentinformationaboutcurrentwantsindepth.C.Informationprovidedbycommercialsandadvertisingisalwaysaccurate.D.ManyTVandradioprogramsarenotinteresting.PartⅢCloze(20points)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassageandwritethecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.Formanyyears,wehavebeenledtobelievethataperson’sintellectualintelligenceisthegreatestpredictorofsuccess.Society51thatpeoplewithhighIQswillnaturallyaccomplish52inlife.SchoolsoftenuseIQtestresultsto53childrenforgiftedprogramsandadvanced54.Somecompaniesevenusetheresults55acriterionforhiringemployees.Wehavebeenconditionedto56intelligencewiththesenumbers.Inthepast10years,57,researchershavefoundthatthisisn’tnecessarilythecase,58inactuality,aperson’semotionalintelligence(EQ)mightbeagreater59ofsuccessthanhisorherIQ.Whatisemotionalintelligence?60theearly1990s,Dr.JohnMayerandDr.PeterSalovey61theterm“emotionalintelligence”intheJournalofPersonalityAssessment.Theyusedthis62todescribeaperson’sabilitytounderstandhisor63ownemotionsandemotionsofothersandtoact64basedonthisunderstanding.Thenin1995,psychologistDanielGolemanpopularizedthisterm65hisbookEmotionalIntelligence:WhyItCanMatterMoreThanIQ.66investigatedemotionalintelligencebymeasuringrelatedconcepts,67socialskills,interpersonalcompetence,psychologicalmaturityandemotionalawareness,longbeforetheterm“emotionalintelligence”cameinto68.Socialscientistsarejustbeginningto69therelationshipofEQtootherphenomenon.70Goleman,“Emotionalintelligence,theskillsthathelppeopleharmonize,shouldbecomeincreasinglyvaluedasaworkplaceassetintheyearstocome.”51.A.thinksB.believesC.assumesD.holds52.A.someB.moreC.manyD.less53.A.chooseB.makeC.allowD.divide54.A.levelsB.testsC.worksD.courses55.A.asB.forC.byD.with56.A.sayB.knowC.judgeD.tell57.A.howeverB.yetC.ofcourseD.never58.A.whichB.thatC.asD.because59.A.partB.roofC.roleD.predictor60.A.AroundB.BeforeC.InD.After61.A.introducedB.madeC.namedD.invented62.A.nameB.idiomC.phraseD.term63.A.theirB.herC.one’sD.your64.A.totallyB.necessarilyC.appropriatelyD.immediately65.A.withB.forC.byD.about66.A.TeachersB.ScientistsC.ResearchersD.Doctors67.A.forexampleB.withC.suchasD.about68.A.usageB.usingC.userD.use69.A.uncoverB.unlockC.undressD.unsettle70.A.AstoB.AsforC.AccordingtoD.AsifPartⅣErrorCorrection(10points)Directions:Thereare10sentences.EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,C,andD.Youaretoidentifytheonethatneedscorrection,andthenwritedownyourchoiceA,B,C,orDinthebrackets.71.WithAproductionhavinggoneBupsteadily,thefactoryneedsaneverincreasingCsupplyofDrawmaterials.72.PeoplecannotbutAfeelpuzzlingB,fortheysimplycannotCunderstandhowhecouldhavemadeDsuchastupidmistake.73.UsingAEnglishasatoolB,somedataCmaybecollectedDfortheresearchwork.74.Mr.SmithdroveslowlyonthewayhomeuntilAhereachedBthehighway,whichCthespeedlimitDwas60milesanhour.75.ThedeanofthecollegetogetherwithsomeotherAfacultymembersareplanningBaconferenceforthepurposeofClayingdowncertainDregulations.76.HismethodofdoingAresearchworkishardlyBappreciated;hefeelsCmoreinferiorthanDothers.77.ManypeopletakeitforgrantedAthatthemoreonehaschildrenB,themoresecureCone’slateyearsDwillbe.78.ThatAistroublingBmeisthatIdidn’thavemuchexperienceCininternationalcommerceD.79.TherearetwospareAroomsinthebuilding,neitherofthemBhasCbeenprovidedwithDmodernfacilities.80.ThetenantinAtheapartmentwasobviouslyBbothsuspiciousCandinterestedinDhisneighbour.PartⅤTranslation(20points)SectionADirections:TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoChinese.81.Whateverelsepeopledowhentheycometogether,theytalk.Weliveinaworldoflanguage.Wetalktoourfamilymembers,ourrelatives,ourfriends,ourcolleaguesandtotalstrangers.Wetalkfacetofaceandoverthetelephone.Hardlyamomentofourwakinglivesisfreefromwords,andwheninourdreamswetalk.Someofustalkaloudinoursleep.Wealsotalkwhenthereisnoonetoanswer.Sometimeswetalktoourpetsandsometimestoourselves.WearetheonlyanimalsontheplanetofEarththattalk.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.82.她感觉那天好像是世界末日。________________________________________________________________________83.游泳池里的水是以前的两倍。________________________________________________________________________84.据说美国是一个由汽车驱动的国家。________________________________________________________________________85.人们只有生病了才知道健康的价值。________________________________________________________________________86.这本书是由一位科学家写的，我从中得到许多有用的信息。________________________________________________________________________PartⅥWriting(30points)Directions:A.Title:ElectronicDictionariesB.Wordlimit:120~150words(notincludingthegivenopeningsentence)C.YourcompositionshouldbebasedontheOUTLINEbelowandshouldstartwiththegivenopeningsentence,“Comparedwithatraditionaldictionary,thiskindofnewdictionaryhasmanyadvantages.”Outline:1.AdvantagesofElectronicDictionaries.2.DisadvantagesofElectronicDictionaries.3.Mysuggestion.参考答案PartⅠ.VocabularyandStructure(30points)1.D2.A3.C4.B5.C6.D7.A8.B9.D10.C11.B12.A13.C14.C15.A16.A17.A18.B19.C20.D21.A22.B23.C24.D25.D26.B27.B28.B29.A30.APartⅡ.ReadingComprehension(40points)31.C32.B33.A34.A35.C36.C37.D38.C39.D40.C41.B42.D43.A44.B45.D46.C47.B48.D49.D50.APartⅢ.Cloze(20points)51.D52.B53.A54.D55.A56.C57.A58.D59.D60.C61.A62.D63.B64.C65.C66.C67.A68.D69.A70.CPartⅣ.ErrorCorrection(10points)71.B72.B73.A74.C75.B76.D77.B78.A79.B80