06公共英语试题及答案

2006年河南省普通高等学校选拔优秀专科毕业生进入本科阶段学习考试公共英语试卷PartIWordFormation(10points)Directions:Thereare10incompletestatementsinthispart.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword,andwritetherightanswerinthebrackets“【】”.1.Shewasengagedinan(argue)______withRobertsaboutequalpayformenandwomen.2.Thesemethodsare(effect)______inEnglishteaching.3.Theprofessorhasalarge(collect)_____ofbooks.4.Ifyoureadthepaper(care)____,Iamsureyouwillpasstheexam.5.The(excite)_____crowdrushedintothemayor’soffice.6.Idon’tthinkitwisetoteachstudentsofdifferent(able)_____inthesameclass.7.Thewholeworldlooksupontherapid(economy)_____developmentofourcountryasa8.Itis(scientific)_____tothinkthatsciencecansolvealltheproblemsforhumanbeings.9.Manytelevisionviewerstakehimastheir(favor)_____actor.10.Afterhefinishedtheassignment,hefoundsome(addition)_____exercisestodo.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(40points)Directions:Inthispartthereare40incompletesentences.Foreachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandwritethechoiceinthebrackets“【】”.11.Thedeparturetimeoftheplanehasbeenpostponed,sowehavenothingtodonowbut_____.[A]wait[B]tobewaiting[C]towait[D]waiting12.Icouldn’tunderstandwhyhepretended_____inthegarden.[A]nottoseeme[B]notseeme[C]toseemenot[D]toseenotme13.Onlywhenwecamebackhome,_____thatmywatchwasmissing.[A]didIfind[B]Ifound[C]Ihadfound[D]HadIfound14._____moretime,thescientistswillbeabletoworkoutagoodsolutiontotheproblem.[A]Given[B]Giving[C]Togive[D]Begiven15.Someoftheappleswererottenbeforereachingthemarketand_____away.[A]couldbethrown[C]couldthrow公共英语试卷第1页（共13页）

[B]hadtobethrown[D]hadtothrow16._____inBeijingformorethantwentyyears,heknowsthecityverywell.[C]Havinglived[D]Tolive17.Mr.Zhang,_____cametoseemeyesterday,isanoldfriendofmyfather’s.[A]Living[B]Lived[A]which[B]that[C]who[D]whom18.Weplantoincreasetheoutputofthemachine_____7.4percentthisyear.[A]at[B]in[C]by[D]with19.Idon’tmind_____outforawalkinsuchbadweather.[A]go[B]togo[C]going[D]gone20.Asalawyerhespentalotoftime_____investigations.[A]conducted[B]toconduct[C]conduct[D]conducting21.Thenewinventionistomakeourdailylifeeasier,_____itmoredifficult.[A]nottomake[B]notmake[C]notmaking[D]donotmake22._____,theoldmanhadasharpearforeventheslightestsound.[A]Ashewasblind[C]Blindashewas[B]Asblindashewas[D]Ashewasjustblind23.I_____alittleearlier,butImetafriendofmineontheway.[A]shouldarrive[C]couldhavearrived[B]wouldbearriving[D]arrived24.Thenews_____ourfootballteamhadwonthematchexcitedallofus.[A]what[B]which[C]that[D]as25.Henrylookedverymuch_____whenhewascaughtcheatingintheexam.[A]discouraged[B]embarrassed[C]disappointed[D]pleased26.Weareinterestedintheweatherbecauseit_____ussodirectly.[A]benefits[B]affects[C]guides[D]effects27.Janet,_____wasreadbytheteacher,isatopstudentinourclass.[A]thecompositionofhers[B]thecompositionofwhom[C]hercomposition[D]whosecomposition28.Hardlyhadheenteredtheclassroom_____thebellrang.[A]than[B]then[C]when[C]willgo[D]so29.Iwouldratheryou_____tothepartywithher.[A]go[B]went[D]hasgone30.HisEnglishwassopoorthathefounditdifficulttomakehimself_____.[A]understood[B]understand[C]beunderstood[D]tounderstand31.Thesunheatstheearth,_____makesitpossibleforplantstogrow.[A]that[B]where[C]which[D]what公共英语试卷第2页（共13页）

32.Little_____thatthepoliceareabouttoarresthim.[A]doesheknow[C]hedoesn’tknow[B]heknows[D]hedidn’tknow33.It’shightimewe_____somethingtostoproadaccidents.[A]aredoing[B]did[C]willdo[D]do34.Thisisthebestnovel_____Ihaveeverread.[A]which[B]where[C]that[D]what35.It’snecessarythattheproblem_____insomewayorother.[A]issettled[C]besettled[B]hasbeensettled[D]wassettled36._____yousay,Iamsurethattheyoungmanisinnocent.[A]Whatever[B]Whoever[C]However[D]Wherever37.Stayinginahotelcosts_____rentingaroominanapartmentforaweek.[A]twiceasmoreas[C]twiceasmuchas[D]asmuchtwiceas【】[B]asmoretwiceas38.Johnputsuphishand_____theteacherasksaquestion.[A]everytime[D]attimes[B]intime[C]sometime39.Whenyouarefreethisafternoon,pleasehelpmetohavetheseletters_____.[A]tomail[B]mail[C]mailed[D]mailing40.Iwishyou_____herelastnight.Allofuswerewaitingforyourarrival.[A]came[C]come[B]hadcome[D]willcome41.BythetimeyouarriveinLondon,we_____inEuropefortwoweeks.[A]shallstay[C]havestayed[B]willhavestayed[D]havebeenstaying42.Ididn’tseehimatthemeetingyesterdayafternoon.He_____it.[A]mustn’tattend[C]wouldn’thaveattended[D]needn’thaveattended[B]can’thaveattended43.Ithinkthere’snocomparisonbetweenthetwocars,one_____clearlyfarbetterthantheother.[A]being[B]was[C]havingbeen[D]be44.Manyofhisnovelsarereported_____intoseveralforeignlanguageslastyear.[A]tobetranslated[B]totranslate[C]beingtranslated[D]tohavebeentranslated45.Marysaiditwas_____boxformetocarry.[A]atooheavy[C]tooheavya[D]tooheavy[B]tooaheavy46.Thechildrenarerequirednottoleavethebuildingunless_____todoso.公共英语试卷第3页（共13页）

[A]beingtold[C]betold[D]told[B]theywillbetold47.I’veneverseentheyoungman_____nexttothedirector.[A]sits[B]sat[C]sitting[D]tosit[D]to48.Weobject_____carryingouttheplan.[A]for[B]tobe[C]about49.Shanghaihasexperiencedsuchgreatchangesthateveryonecanrecognizethatitisnolonger_____.[A]whatitusedto[C]thesameitusedtobe[D]whatitusedtobe[B]thatitusedtolike50.HeboughtanewmobilephonelastSunday,becausehisoldone_____.[A]hadstolen[B]hadbeenstolen[C]wasstolen[D]stolenPartIIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorincompletestatements.Foreachoffourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Youthebestchoiceandwriteitinthebrackets“【】”.themthereareshoulddecideonPassageOneWhotakescareoftheelderlyintheUnitedStatestoday?Thefactisthatfamilymembersprovideover80%ofthecarethatelderlypeopleneed.Inmostcasestheelderlyliveintheirownhomes.AverysmallpercentageofAmerica’selderlyliveinnursinghomes.SamuelPreston,asociologistattheUniversityofPennsylvania,studiedhowtheAmericanfamilyischanging.HereportedthatbythetimetheaverageAmericancouplereachesabout40yearsofage,theirparentsareusuallystillalive.Thestatisticsshowthechangeinlifestylesandresponsibilitiesofaging（老龄化）Americans.Theaveragemiddle-agedcouplecanlookforwardtocaringforelderlyparentssometimeaftertheirownchildrenhavegrownup.Moreover,becausepeopletodaylivelongerafteranillnessthanpeopledidyearsago,familymembersmustprovidelong-termcare.Thesefactsalsomeanthataftercaregiversprovidefortheirelderlyparents,whowilleventuallydie,theywillbeoldandmayrequirecaretoo.Whentheydo,theirspouses(配偶)willprobablytakecareofthembecausetheyhavehadfewerchildrenthantheirparentsdid.BecauseAmericansarelivinglongerthanever,moresocialworkershavebeguntostudywaysofcaregivingtoimprovethecareoftheelderly.Theyhavefoundthatallcaregiversshareacommoncharacteristic:Theybelievethattheyarethebestpeopleforthejob.Thesocialworkershavealsodiscoveredthreebasicreasonswhythecaregiverstakeontheresponsibilityofcaringforanelderly,dependentrelative.Manycaregiversbelievetheyhadanobligation（职责）tohelptheirrelatives.Somethinkthathelping公共英语试卷第4页（共13页）

othersmakesthemfeelmoreuseful.Othershopethatbyhelpingsomeonenow,theywilldeservecarewhentheybecomeoldanddependent.【】51.SamuelPreston’sstudyshowsthat__________.[A]lifestylesandresponsibilitiesoftheelderlyarenotchanging[B]mostAmericancouplesover40havenolivingparents[C]middle-agedAmericanshavetotakecareoftheirchildrenandparentsatthesametime[D]elderlypeoplemayneedcareforalongtimebecausetheylivelongerafteranillness【】52.Whowillmostprobablytakecareofthemiddle-agedAmericanswhentheyneedcarethemselves?[A]Theythemselves.[B]Theirclosefriends.[C]Theirchildren.[D]Theirhusbandsorwives.【】53.Allcaregiversbelievethattheycan__________.[A]carefortheirelderlyparentsbetterthananyotherpeople[B]keepclosertotheiroldparentsbythismeans[C]domuchbetteriftheyhaveajobassocialworkers[D]improvethecareoftheelderlywiththehelpofthesocialworkers【】54.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonwhypeoplelookaftertheirrelatives?[A]Theyfeeltheyareofusetootherpeople.[B]Theywanttosetanexampletotheirchildren.[C]Theythinkitistheirdutytohelptheirrelatives.[D]Theyhopetheydeservecarewhentheyneedit.【】55.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?[A]Mostoldpeoplelivelongertodayafteranillnessthanpeopledidyearsago.[B]Manyoldpeopleareputintonursinghomesbytheirfamilies,whodonotvisitthemregularly.[C]Mostelderlypeoplearetakencareofbytheirfamilies,whoassumetheresponsibilityfordifferentreasons.[D]Mostelderlypeoplearesatisfiedwiththebetterwaysofcaregivingthatsocialworkershavecomeupwith.PassageTwoIonceknewayoungman,nineteenyearsofage,wholivedwithabsoluteoutward(外表的)confidenceandself-possessionforanumberofyearsbeforeIdiscoveredthathecouldnotreadorwrite.Hisvariousmethodsoftrick,whichwerealsoskillsofself-protection,weresoskillfulandsodesperate(绝望)thatneitherInoranyofhisotheradultfriendswereawareofhisentirehelplessnessinfaceofwrittenwordsuntilwewenttodinneronenightatalocalrestaurant—andsuddenlydiscoveredthathecouldnotread.Evenhere,itwasnotthefirsttimewewentouttoeat,butsomethinglikethesecond公共英语试卷第5页（共13页）

orthird,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).【】56.Whenhewenttoarestaurant,Peterwould__________.[A]pretendthathecouldnotreadorwrite[B]pretendtobestudyingthemenu[C]bedesperateforhelpfromotherpeople[D]protecthimselfbyplayingamusicalinstrument【】57.Theyoungmanwasnotfoundtobeilliterateuntil__________.[A]hedinedoutwithhisadultfriendsatHowardJohnson’s[B]hecouldnolongercomeupwithvariouswaysofdeception[C]hehaddinnerwithhisfriendsatacertainlocalrestaurantforthesecondorthirdtime[D]hewasnotcarefulenoughtobeawareofhisentirehelplessnessinfaceofwrittenwords【】58.Whatdidtheyoungmanusuallyhaveatarestaurant?[A]Standarditemsonthemenu.[B]Ahamburgermadebyhimself.[C]Foodsthatotherpeopleordered.[D]Acokeandahamburger.【】59.Theword“self-possession”(Para.1)probablymeans__________.[A]self-confidence[C]self-discipline[D]self-devotion[B]self-consciousness【】60.WhydidtheyoungmanliketogotoHowardJohnson’s?[A]HowardJohnson’sprovidedaperfectescapewhenanythingdangerousshouldhappen.[B]ThemenuatHowardJohnson’sgaveaclearintroductionofthefooditserved.[C]Thephotographsattachedtothemainitemsonthemenuhelpedconcealhisilliteracy.[D]HewouldfeelateasebecauseeatersatHowardJohnson’swerealladult公共英语试卷第6页（共13页）

non-readers.PassageThreeAfterpracticingasasurgeonforseveralyears,Dr.GinouxdecidedtoapplyformembershipintheAmericanCollegeofSurgeons(美国外科医生学会anddistinguished(著名的)professionalorganization.),ahighlyselectiveAspartoftheapplicationprocedure(手续),Dr.Ginouxwasaskedtopreparealistofalltheoperationsperformedinthepreviousevenyears.Slowly,assheworkedonthelonglist,shebegantofeeluncertain.Shebegantoquestionsomeofherdecisions.Hadsheusedthebesttechniqueinthatcase?Maybe,inthiscase,sheshouldhavegivenonemoretestbeforeoperating?Ontheotherhand,maybesheshouldhave…Wouldthedoctorsontheselectioncommitteeunderstandthat,astheonlytrainedsurgeoninthearea,sheusuallycouldnotgetadvicefromothersandtherefore,hadtorelycompletelyonherownjudgment?Forthefirsttime,Dr.Ginouxfeltlonelyandisolated.ThelongerDr.Ginouxworkedontheapplicationforms,themoredepressedshebecame.Ashopefaded,shewonderedifa“countrydoctor”hadarealisticchanceofbeingacceptedbytheAmericanCollegeofSurgeons.【】61.Dr.Ginouxwasworkingin_______.[A]alargecity[C]anareafarfromanybigcity[B]theAmericanCollegeofSurgeons[D]aselectiveorganization【】62.ItwasmostprobablethatDr.Ginouxwas________.[A]amemberinthatorganization[B]awell-trainedsurgeon[C]agraduatefromAmericanCollegeofSurgeons[D]adistinguishedsurgeoninAmerica【】63.Whenshewasfillingtheapplicationforms,Dr.Ginouxbegantobe_______.[A]realistic[B]depressed[C]puzzled[D]decisive【】64.Theapplicationformsmustinclude________.[A]thedecisionprocedure[C]thebesttechnique[B]thecollegeachievements[D]alistofadviceandjudgments【】65.Whenfillingtheforms,Dr.Ginouxfeltdepressedbecause________.[A]shedidn’tperformenoughoperations[B]someoperationswereunsuccessful[C]shedidn’tgetadvicefromtheselectioncommittee[D]shewasdoubtfulaboutherpreviousoperationsPassageFourAresomepeopleborncleverandothersbornstupid?Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperience?Strangelyenough,theanswertothesequestionsisyes.Tosomeextentourintelligenceisgiventousatbirth,andnoamountofspecialeducationcanmakeageniusoutofachildbornwithlowintelligence.Ontheotherhand,achildwho公共英语试卷第7页（共13页）

livesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofaperson’sintelligencearefixedatbirth,whetherornothereachesthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisview,nowheldbymostexperts,canbesupportedinanumberofways.Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwearebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeopleis,theclosertheyarelikelytobeinintelligence.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromthepopulation,itislikelythattheirdegreeofintelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.If,ontheotherhand,wetaketwoidenticaltwins,theywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsisters,parentsandchildren,usuallyhavesimilarintelligence,andthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependonbirth.Imaginenowthatwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments.Wemightsendone,forexample,toauniversityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesintheirintelligencedeveloping,andthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.Thisconclusionisalsosuggestedbythefactthatpeoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachother,butwhoarenotrelatedatallarelikelytohavesimilardegreeofintelligence.【】66.Ifachildisbornwithlowintelligence,hecan________.[A]notreachhisintelligenceinhislife[B]gobeyondhisintelligencelimitsinrichsurroundings[C]stillbecomeageniusifheshouldbegivenspecialeducation[D]becomeagenius【】67.“Ifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromthepopulation”(Para.2)meansifwe________.[A]choosetwopersonswithdifferentintelligence[B]choosetwopersonswhoarerelative[C]takeouttwopersonsofcloserelationship[D]pickanytwopersons【】68.Theexampleofthetwinsgoingtoauniversityandtoafactoryseparatelyshows________.[A]thepartthatbirthplays[B]theimportanceoftheirpositions[C]theroleofenvironmentonintelligence[D]theimportanceoftheirintelligence【】69.Thewriterisinfavoroftheviewthatman’sintelligenceisgiventohim________.[A]neitheratbirthnorthrougheducation[C]througheducation[B]bothatbirthandthrougheducation[D]atbirth【】70.Thebesttitleofthispassagecanbe________.公共英语试卷第8页（共13页）

[A]EffectofEducation[C]Intelligence[B]DependenceonEnvironment[D]SurroundingsPartIVCloze(20points)评卷人得分Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassageandwritethecorrespondingletterinthebrackets“【】”.Earthquakesaresomethingthatmostpeoplefear.Therearesomeplacesthathave71ornoearthquakes.Mostplacesintheworld,72,havethemregularly.Someplaces,73IranandGuatemalahavethemfrequently.Countriesthathavealotofearthquakesareusuallyquite74.Theearthquakethatthepeoplemost75aboutintheUnitedStateswastheonehappeninginSanFranciscoin1906.Over500peopledied76it.ThestrongestoneinNorthAmericawasin1964.IthappenedinAlaska.Strongearthquakesarenotalwaystheonesthatkill77.In1755,oneofthestrongestearthquakesever78happenedinPortugal.Around20,000peopledied.In1923,averypowerfulearthquake79theTokyo-YokohamaareaofJapan.Ahundredandfortythousandpeopledied.Mostofthemdiedinfireswhich80theearthquake.Oneofthe81earthquakeseverwasinChinain1976.Itkilled82people.Themostdestructive（破坏性的）earthquakeeverreportedwasalsoinChina.400,000peoplewerekilledor83inthisquake,whichhappenedin1556.Earthquakesare84whichpeoplefear.Floodsandtidalwavesalsocausepeopletobe85,as86liketyphoonsandcyclones（飓风）.Sometimesthesethingscauselotsofdeaths.In1970,acycloneandtidalwavekilledover200,000inPakistan.Thesekindsofthingsmakepeopleafraidandtheyareverydangerous.Buttheyprobablydonotworrypeople87earthquakesdo,especiallyinthesemoderntimes.Thereasonis88weoftenknowtheyarecoming,becausewehavesome89.Somedaywemaybeabletoknowanearthquakeiscoming.Sofar,however,thereisnosurewayto90anearthquake.Whenonecomes,itisasurprise.Peoplecannotprepareforit.【】71.[A]less【】72.[A]therefore【】73.[A]sofaras【】74.[A]mysterious【】75.[A]talking【】76.[A]in[B]much[B]however[B]as[C]few[D]little[C]forthatreason[D]likewise[C]exceptfor[C]mountainous[D]movable[D]like[B]portable[B]talks[C]talked[C]of[D]talk[D]for[B]over【】77.[A]most[B]themajority[C]mostthepeople[D]themostpeople公共英语试卷第9页（共13页）【】78.[A]brokenout【】79.[A]hindered[B]exploded[B]imposed[C]recorded[C]happened[C]followed[C]heaviest[D]broughtabout[D]hit【】80.[A]participated[B]invested[D]pursued[D]mature【】81.[A]maximum[B]worst【】82.[A]alargesumof[C]alargenumberof[D]alargeamountof[B]agreatdealof【】83.[A]damaged[B]injured[C]harmed[D]wrecked【】84.[A]notonlytheactsofnature[B]notonlythenatureofacts[C]notonlyactsofthenature[D]nottheonlyactsofnature【】85.[A]feared[B]surprised[C]confused[D]afraid【】86.[A]thebadstormdid[C]thestormsdidbadly[D]thebadstormsdo[B]dothebadstorms【】87.[A]asmanyas【】88.[A]because【】89.[A]warnings【】90.[A]advocate[B]asmuchas[C]somanyas[C]that[D]asmoreas[B]why[D]whether[B]clues[B]proclaim[C]symbols[D]evidences[C]putforward[D]predictPartVTranslation(20points)评卷人得分SectionADirections:Thereare5sentencesinthissection.PleasetranslatethemfromChineseintoEnglish.91.就是在这间小屋里，他们勤奋地工作着。__________________________________________________________________________92.如果我们不努力的话，就学不好英语。__________________________________________________________________________93.一个人的学习能力是无限的。__________________________________________________________________________94.人和动物的最大区别在于人能学习并使用语言。__________________________________________________________________________95.萨姆(Sam)买不起他极想要的那种照相机，因为那相机太贵了。__________________________________________________________________________SectionBDirections:Thereare5sentencesinthissection.PleasetranslatethemfromEnglishintoChinese.公共英语试卷第10页（共13页）96.Wheneverourmotherlandneedsme,Iwillrespondtohercall.__________________________________________________________________________97.ItisobviousthatthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologyisvitaltothemodernizationofChina.__________________________________________________________________________98.Sherefusedtohandoverthecarkeystoherhusbanduntilhehadpromisedtowearhissafetybelt.__________________________________________________________________________99.Quiteafewyoungpeoplenowadayshavethehabitoflisteningtobackgroundmusicwhiledoingtheirhomework.__________________________________________________________________________100.Asfarasthemethoditselfisconcerned,itisworthtrying.__________________________________________________________________________PartVIWriting(20points)评卷人得分Directions:Forthispart,youarerequiredtowriteacompositiononthetopic“Money”.Youshouldwritenolessthan120wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheChineseoutlinegivenbelow.Outline:(1)有人认为金钱万能(2)有人认为金钱(3)我对金钱的看法。。是万恶之源